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Ben Chu @benchu.bsky.social · Sep 5

Do Reform's economic/financial plans add up?

Claims on:

- the costs of net zero
- taxes
- spending
- cutting waste

My analysis for BBC website 👇

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Do Reform's economic plans add up?

The party has pledged to boost spending, but some have questioned how the party intends to pay for its plans.

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Bianca Britton @biancabritton.bsky.social · Sep 5

Reform UK is seeking to maintain the momentum it has gathered since the general election.

BBC Verify has examined what we know - and don't know - about the party’s aspirations when it comes to taxation, spending and borrowing.

Reporting by @benchu.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Do Reform's economic plans add up?

The party has pledged to boost spending, but some have questioned how the party intends to pay for its plans.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Bianca Britton @biancabritton.bsky.social · Sep 5

Reporting by @sebkilli.bsky.social, @matt-murphy96.bsky.social, @paulybrown.bsky.social and @merlynthomas.bsky.social.

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Bianca Britton @biancabritton.bsky.social · Sep 5

New images reviewed by BBC Verify show that intensive bombardments and controlled explosions have levelled several neighbourhoods in Gaza City over the past four weeks. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Israel destroys dozens of buildings in Gaza City as new offensive intensifies

The images come as the Israeli military says it has established control over 40% of Gaza City.

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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · Aug 29

Israel hit Nasser hospital 4 times in its deadly attack on Monday. Analysis with @merlynthomas.bsky.social and Sebastian Vandermeersch. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Israel struck Gaza's Nasser Hospital four times, analysis finds

New footage has revealed that two more strikes were carried out on hospital by Israel than initially reported.

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Bianca Britton @biancabritton.bsky.social · Jul 18

Israel has demolished thousands of buildings across Gaza since it withdrew from a ceasefire with Hamas in March, with entire towns and suburbs levelled in the past few weeks. Reporting from @benedictgarman.com and @matt-murphy96.bsky.social for BBC Verify: www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

Israel levelling thousands of Gaza civilian buildings in controlled demolitions - BBC News

Investigation by BBC Verify using satellite images and verified footage to show the extent of destruction in Gaza, where the Israeli military have carried out demolitions to raze entire towns and subu...

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Bianca Britton @biancabritton.bsky.social · Jun 6

A BBC Verify investigation uncovered an unreported Israeli strike in Khan Younis. The IDF now says artillery “deviated” and hit al-Mawasi due to an error. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Israeli army admits to Gaza strike after BBC Verify investigation

At least one Palestinian was killed and 30 others injured in the Israeli strike on tents in Khan Younis on Sunday, medics say.

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Bianca Britton @biancabritton.bsky.social · Jun 4

On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made several claims about the BBC’s coverage of events in Gaza on Sunday.

They were false and misrepresented.

Ros Atkins with BBC Verify breaks it down: www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Ros Atkins on... The White House claims on BBC Gaza coverage

On Tuesday White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt launched an attack on the BBC's coverage of reports that Israeli forces had killed Palestinians near an aid distribution centre in Gaza. She cla...

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Bianca Britton @biancabritton.bsky.social · May 15

WATCH: Israeli 'bunker buster' bombs used in Gaza hospital strike, experts told BBC Verify www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Israeli 'bunker buster' bombs used in Gaza hospital strike, experts say

CCTV footage obtained and verified by the BBC shows the moment before impact and the immediate aftermath. Munitions experts told BBC Verify that the strikes and destruction are consistent with the use...

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Bianca Britton @biancabritton.bsky.social · Apr 17

Russian authorities are seizing thousands of homes from Ukrainians who fled Mariupol, a BBC Verify investigation has found: www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

Russia seizing thousands of homes in occupied Mariupol - BBC News

To save their homes, Ukrainians face a dangerous return through Russia, and pressure to take a Russian passport.

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · Jan 23

Exclusive satellite imagery shows Israeli construction site 600m+ into the Golan Heights buffer zone.

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Israeli military building in Syria buffer zone, satellite image shows

A satellite image taken 21 January shows new construction within the demilitarised zone.

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Bianca Britton @biancabritton.bsky.social · Jan 21

🚨 Exciting opportunity with my team at BBC Verify!

We’re hiring a Senior Journalist with broadcast expertise to join our Production Hub.

You'll produce stories for TV, digital video & social. Must have experience in forensic & data-driven journalism.

Apply here: careers.bbc.co.uk/job-invite/1...

Senior Journalist - BBC Verify

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · Jan 18

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How Ben and I know what we know and did what we could on the Gaza 'humanitarian zone'.

This really has been eight months’ hard work from him and assistance from me.

So how did we, for example, know this video from the PRCS was within the IDF-designated ‘humanitarian zone’?

Screengrab from Palestinian Red Crescent Society showing aftermath of a strike in Deir al Balah, 8 June 2024. It shows a woman being led past an ambulance on a crowded street.

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Bianca Britton @biancabritton.bsky.social · Jan 16

How 15 months of war has devastated Gaza:

BBC Verify has been analysing the scale of damage - from deaths and injuries to infrastructure, hospitals, displacement, and aid shortages. Read here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How 15 months of war has devastated Gaza

BBC Verify examines how fighting has impacted civilians lives in Gaza, after over a year of fighting.

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Marc Owen Jones @marcowenjones.bsky.social · Jan 15

Gaza 'humanitarian zone' struck almost 100 times since May, BBC Verify finds www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Gaza 'humanitarian zone' struck almost 100 times, BBC finds

The area in Gaza which Israel's military has told people to go to

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · Jan 15

THREAD - the people caught in the LA fires

BBC HaveYourSay find them and invite them to tell their stories.

Here's the initial reporting of Hollywood publicist Harlan Boll, who spoke to James Kelly, on 10 January, about the worth of leaving early: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...

More evacuation orders issued as largest LA wildfire bears down on new area

Many people in the wealthy neighbourhood of Brentwood have been told to leave, as the Palisades Fire spreads east.

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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · Jan 15

Almost 100 strikes in the IDF's unilaterally designated "humanitarian zone" in Gaza - and this figure doesn't take into account the many reported strikes which didn't have imagery from the scene for us to verify. W/ @richib.bsky.social and @paulybrown.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Almost 100 strikes in Gaza 'humanitarian zone', BBC Verify finds

The area in Gaza which Israel's military has told people to go to

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Bianca Britton @biancabritton.bsky.social · Jan 15

Our latest from BBC Verify: The humanitarian zone in Gaza, an area which Israel's military has told the residents to go to "for their safety", has been hit by 97 strikes since May.

Reporting from @benedictgarman.com, @richib.bsky.social and @paulybrown.bsky.social.
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Almost 100 strikes in Gaza 'humanitarian zone', BBC Verify finds

The area in Gaza which Israel's military has told people to go to

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Bianca Britton @biancabritton.bsky.social · Jan 10

The wildfires raging in Los Angeles have led to claims that officials there have mismanaged the city's preparation for such events.

BBC Verify looked into the facts behind the political fallout. Reporting from @jakehorton.bsky.social and @jcheetham.bsky.social: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Fact-checking criticism of California Democrats over fires

The US president-elect has criticised a top California Democrat for challenges fighting the blazes in Los Angeles.

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Erwan Rivault @erwanrivault.com · Jan 10

NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold.

We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.

2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.

Ridgeline chart showing the distribution of global daily air temperature differences from the pre-industrial reference period (1850-1900), for every year between 1940 and 2024. Each individual year resembles a hill, shaded in a darker shade of red and further to the right for warmer years. The trend is clearly towards warmer years, with 2024 standing out as first year above 1.5C.

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Bianca Britton @biancabritton.bsky.social · Jan 10

BBC Verify has examined 24 hours of Elon Musk's timeline and found a wave of misinformation amplified in the posts.

Watch the video by @bbcrosatkins.bsky.social here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Ros Atkins on...24 hours on Elon Musk's X timeline

The BBC's Analysis editor, Ros Atkins, investigates Elon Musk's recent posts on X about grooming gangs - and looks at how one day unfolded on his timeline.

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Bianca Britton @biancabritton.bsky.social · Jan 7

BBC Verify looks at what Keir Starmer's record is on prosecuting grooming gangs. It comes after Elon Musk attacked the prime minister over his record as director of public prosecutions. Read here:
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What is Keir Starmer's record on prosecuting grooming gangs?

The prime minister has come under attack from Elon Musk over his record as director of public prosecutions.

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Bianca Britton @biancabritton.bsky.social · Jan 3

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Bianca Britton @biancabritton.bsky.social · Dec 23

Uncovering evidence of a massacre in Sudan:

Analysis by BBC Verify of videos showing fighters boasting of a massacre and later mocking survivors has identified those responsible as apparently belonging to Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How an RSF commander's defection led to a massacre in Sudan

Videos reviewed by BBC Verify show men wearing RSF insignia boasting of killing locals in al-Seriha

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · Dec 23

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"The BBC has spent months tracking down Tibetan sources whose family and friends were detained and beaten. BBC Verify has also examined satellite imagery and verified leaked videos which show mass protests and monks begging the authorities for mercy."

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Tibet: How China cracked down on rare protests over Kamtok dam

Through sources and footage, the BBC pieces together how China cracked down on the protests.

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