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Throughout the campaign we’ve been fact checking the claims made by politicians

The various debates threw up lots of issues which we’ve been scrutinising for you
During the first debate between Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson, we assessed:

- Police officer numbers
- Nurse vacancies
- Future of the NHS

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During the party leaders’ debate we fact checked:

- Housebuilding figures
- Corporation tax rates
- Scotland’s deficit

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During the climate debate we analysed:
- Tree numbers
- Emissions
- Frequent flying

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During the 7 way debate, we looked at:
- The number of nurses needed by the NHS
- Violent crime figures
- Offshore wind costs

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When Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn faced off in a second head-to-head debate, we looked at:

- Child poverty
- New hospital numbers
- Cost of parties’ spending plans

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During the under 30s debate, we checked:
- Affordable home figures
- Tuition fees
- Number of hours people are working

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During the debate with leaders from the four Scottish parties currently represented at Westminster, we looked at:
- How much of Scotland’s electricity comes from renewables
- Child poverty figures
- Mental health service waiting times

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A man on @bbcquestiontime said he earned more than £80,000 a year but that did not put him in the top 5% of earners. @HMRCgovuk figures show £75,300 put you in the top 5% in 2016-17. If you adjust that by earnings growth it suggests you now need to be earning about £81,000.
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