Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-10-01 08:16:20 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1B65A3B6D50CE7DB7F23CEBBB9C26F5E1F1BC126AC64D6A822216F8A870ABB45
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Original Note:
The total amount of direct fraud related to Covid measures is derived from false claims by firms set up to claim support, firms with no employees, or no track record. These have been written off, the payments in many cases having been moved abroad. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/05/nearly-1bn-fraudulent-covid-grants-made-to-uk-firms-unlikely-to-be-recovered
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