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    David Firth

    David Firth

    Researcher in Statistics

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    Facts checked: The UK general election, 7-way TV debate between Westminster party leaders

    2015-04-03 less than 1 minute read

    I was part way through doing some of this myself, when I found that fullfact.org has done a great job already with checking some of the main numbers quoted in last night’s televised debate:

    https://fullfact.org/2015/apr/10_claims_7_leaders_debate-41361

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