Georgina Lee
News Editor, FactCheck and Data at Channel 4 News
News Editor, @FactCheck and Data @Channel4News. Broadcast magazine Hot Shot 2023. Got a story? Email: [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
channel4.com | Georgina Lee |Helen Johnson
By Georgina Lee, Helen Johnson and Brian O’FlynnIt’s a refrain we hear from his critics and supporters alike: don’t worry about what Donald Trump says, what matters is his actions. So we’ve put it to the test. We’ve built and analysed a database of over a million of Mr Trump’s own words to find virtually every policy promise in his official campaign speeches while running for his second term. And we’ve given each one the FactCheck treatment.
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1 month ago |
channel4.com | Georgina Lee
Donald Trump has unveiled dozens of “reciprocal tariffs” on countries around the world, including the UK. So, what is a tariff, why has Trump imposed them, and which nations are hardest hit? What is a tariff and who pays for it? A tariff is a tax on imports. It’s paid by the firm that is importing the product. Let’s imagine you’re a US company that buys products from Britain to sell to Americans.
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Feb 10, 2025 |
channel4.com | Georgina Lee
The number of people reaching the UK in small boats has risen by almost a third since Labour took office, FactCheck analysis of official statistics shows. Nearly 25,000 people reached UK shores after a perilous Channel crossing between Keir Starmer’s victory on 4 July and 6 February this year. That’s 28 per cent higher than the number who made the journey between the same dates twelve months earlier.
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Oct 3, 2024 |
channel4.com | Georgina Lee
Iran fired nearly 200 missiles at Israel on Tuesday, most of which were shot down, according to Israeli authorities. The assault is the latest in a series of escalations in the Middle East and came on the same day that Israel launched its ground invasion of Lebanon. Here are some of the questions FactCheck readers are asking about the conflict. Why did Iran attack Israel?
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Sep 27, 2024 |
channel4.com | Claire Wilde |Helen Johnson |Georgina Lee
By Brian O’Flynn, Claire Wilde, Helen Johnson and Georgina Lee. Between 7 October last year and 20 September this year, Israel struck Lebanon five times for every one Hezbollah assault that hit Israel. That’s according to FactCheck analysis of conflict data from the US non-profit ACLED. And we find these attacks resulted in thirty deaths in Lebanon for every one fatality in Israel. What is Hezbollah? Hezbollah is an Iran-backed military and political group based in Lebanon, which borders Israel.
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