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FACT CHECK: UK Foreign Spending Figures Are For The Entire Ministry, Not Just Foreign Secretary

Posts Share on Facebook It claims to show spending by British Foreign Secretary David Lamy.

Verdict: Misleading

The numbers are for all foreign expenditures, not for the Foreign Secretary’s personal expenditures.

Fact check:

Social media users claim that Ramie spent £2,238 a day on food and drinks. One user said, “David Lammy won £521,525 for food and drink costs for 233 days. At £2,238 a day, the state pension works at £31.60 a day.” (Related: claims that Pam Bondi petitioned the court to nullify Anthony Fauci’s amnesty)

This claim is misleading. This post counts all expenditures across the Foreign, Federal and Development Offices (FCDOs) and personally assigns them to the Secretary of Foreign Affairs. data While the cost of a Facebook post is close to what is shown in the data, stating it is a Lammy spending is misleading.

“This is false and misleading. The spending referenced in these reports is related to the entire FCDO network. It covers more than 17,000 staff across 281 global offices over four months,” a spokesperson for the FDCO said. Logically fact.

Therefore, check your facts. Therefore, please rate this claim as misleading.

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