Claim 'abortion to birth' is now legal in the UK is Mostly False
Changes to abortion law in England and Wales have been misrepresented on social media.
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It’s part two of our For Fact’s Sake podcast mini series on the election year.
In this episode we spoke to Tori Marland, Deputy Editor for Europe for Logically Facts, about the potential trends in disinformation that we will likely see in the election campaign in the UK.
And in our new ‘Truth Tracker’ segment, we discuss what is really known about Kate Middleton amidst the controversy around her health and whereabouts.
Show notes:
- See more of Tori’s work at Logically Facts here.
- Our explainer on 15 minute cities is here.
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