Birdwatch Archive

Birdwatch Note

2023-07-20 21:19:42 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

This is misleading by suggesting the UK taxpayer is worse off, when in reality the opposite is true. The significant increase in profits from offshore wind farms on the crown estate means that the treasury (in effect the taxpayer) is receiving a multi-million pound boost. https://news.sky.com/story/sovereign-grant-changed-after-crown-estate-sees-profits-surge-12924156

Written by 1CA13243E19AFFC653F41161B15FC7474513342B443C26B00AFCB1CBF12DA202
Participant Details

All Information

• ID - 1682138234648657922
• noteId - 1682138234648657922
• participantId -
• noteAuthorParticipantId - 1CA13243E19AFFC653F41161B15FC7474513342B443C26B00AFCB1CBF12DA202 Participant Details
• createdAtMillis - 1689887982416
• tweetId - 1682086609230139392
• classification - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING
• believable -
• harmful -
• validationDifficulty -
• misleadingOther - 0
• misleadingFactualError - 0
• misleadingManipulatedMedia - 0
• misleadingOutdatedInformation - 0
• misleadingMissingImportantContext - 1
• misleadingUnverifiedClaimAsFact - 0
• misleadingSatire - 0
• notMisleadingOther - 0
• notMisleadingFactuallyCorrect - 0
• notMisleadingOutdatedButNotWhenWritten - 0
• notMisleadingClearlySatire - 0
• notMisleadingPersonalOpinion - 0
• trustworthySources - 1
• summary
• This is misleading by suggesting the UK taxpayer is worse off, when in reality the opposite is true. The significant increase in profits from offshore wind farms on the crown estate means that the treasury (in effect the taxpayer) is receiving a multi-million pound boost. https://news.sky.com/story/sovereign-grant-changed-after-crown-estate-sees-profits-surge-12924156