In the newsletter this week, we’re looking at claims about PIP, tax cuts, covid vaccines and updating you on our supporter action. 

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In the newsletter this week...
1. Is PIP worth ‘thousands of pounds a month’? (#body1)
2. Were taxes cut by £900 last week? (#body2)
3. ONS data doesn’t show getting four Covid vaccines raises risk of death (#body3)
4. Ask Jonathan Gullis MP to stop repeating unreliable claims (#action1)
5. More fact checks (#morefacts)

But first...

Over the last seven days, we’ve seen two separate videos circulating on social media relating to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ([link removed]) and leader of the Labour Party Sir Keir Starmer ([link removed]) .

Both videos appear to have been edited, to include the sound of someone shouting abuse at Mr Sunak while out jogging and chants directed at Mr Starmer as he left a polling station.
In both cases, the audio does not match the original and we can’t find any evidence that Mr Sunak and Mr Starmer were jeered or heckled in these instances.

Read our guides on how to spot misleading images ([link removed]) or videos ([link removed]) . They contain lots of advice to help you assess something online that doesn't look quite right.
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Craig, Digital Campaigns Manager—Full Fact

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** Is PIP worth ‘thousands of pounds a month’? ([link removed])
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During an interview on BBC Breakfast last week, work and pensions secretary Mel Stride said that the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) benefit “is thousands of pounds a month”.

Incorrect. The maximum monthly amount someone on PIP can receive is around £800.

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** Were taxes cut by £900 last week? ([link removed])
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At Prime Minister’s Questions on 1 May 2024, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak claimed “This week we’re cutting taxes by £900 for everyone in work”.

Incorrect. The combined impact of two reductions in National Insurance, introduced in January and April, means that a worker on an average salary of £35,400 will save £900 a year.

Those earning below £26,000 will be worse off once other tax changes are taken into account.
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** ONS data doesn’t show getting four Covid vaccines raises risk of death ([link removed])
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An article widely shared on Facebook suggests that multiple Covid-19 vaccine doses increased the risk of death among younger people in England.

This is a misinterpretation of the data. Younger people with health problems are more likely to receive four doses. This claim comes from official data that warns against drawing comparisons between these groups.

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** Ask Jonathan Gullis MP to stop repeating unreliable claims ([link removed])
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Last week almost a thousand Full Fact supporters wrote to Jonathan Gullis asking him not to repeat unreliable claims about Labour's immigration plan.

If you haven't already write to Mr Gullis to ask that he stop repeating unreliable claims.
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