Telegraph forced to issue correction over Boris Johnson’s false claim
"Johnson claimed that the UK is set to “become the largest and most prosperous economy in this hemisphere”, a projection which was based on the "columnist’s own extrapolation of the data".
This is the third time this year that the Daily Telegraph has been forced to issue a correction to material by Johnson, who was paid £275,000 a year for his column.
In April the newspaper was forced to correct his claim that a no-deal Brexit was the most popular option among the British public, while this summer it partially corrected his claims about a convicted drug dealer."
Fave tweet responses:
"Amazing that as a journalist he is compelled to apologise for lying, but as leader of a country, he is able to say whatever he wants with no consequence."
"Johnson claimed that the UK is set to “become the largest and most prosperous economy in this hemisphere”, a projection which was based on the "columnist’s own extrapolation of the data".
This is the third time this year that the Daily Telegraph has been forced to issue a correction to material by Johnson, who was paid £275,000 a year for his column.
In April the newspaper was forced to correct his claim that a no-deal Brexit was the most popular option among the British public, while this summer it partially corrected his claims about a convicted drug dealer."
Fave tweet responses:
"Amazing that as a journalist he is compelled to apologise for lying, but as leader of a country, he is able to say whatever he wants with no consequence."
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