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What we can and cannot fact-check

Statements can be both accurate and inaccurate, depending on when they were said. 

For us to fact-check a claim or statement, it must be:

• made in public and which can be attributed to a specific person (e.g., a politician or campaigner) or organisation" like a report)
• an assertion or allegation that can be validated or refuted (to a degree)
• based on past or present actions (i.e., not speculative about the future)
• a statement of fact. We cannot fact-check an opinion