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I think you just made a case for why news outlets shouldn't write articles based on random tweets without verifying anything- that lie is now fact in some peopl

I think you just made a case for why news outlets shouldn't write articles based on random tweets without verifying anything- that lie is now fact in some peoples minds: > Chartwells, the school catering company that supplied the package, claimed the photograph showed five days of free lunches, not 10, and the charge for food, packing and distribution was £10.50 not £30, https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/jan/12/food-parcel-first-policy-under-pressure-after-outcry-from-parents-in-england https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/jan/12/food-parce...

pjc50 6y ago
That's what they claim, but is that actually true? Anyway, the campaign got the policy changed; Starmer went and looked at the DFE guidence to check that the expected parcel really was that bad. https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2021-01-13/debates/C803B575-B4A6-43A2-A036-E4C716636D69/OralAnswersToQuestions#contribution-1A3673DA-B3BB-4CCA-8B01-B07903530361 https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2021-01-13/debates/C80...