Crikey! Anthony Reuben (Head of Statistics at the BBC) has been nobbled again.
After having has his piece questioning the UN Human Rights Council's dodgy figures over civilian deaths in Gaza doctored by the BBC, he's now had his Reality Check article on George Osborne's dodgy £4,300 a year claim doctored too - the one where he described George Osborne's claim 'killer' assertion that families would lose £4,300 a year from Brexit as "not true".
As per Guido Fawkes, Mr. Reuben's verdict that the Chancellor's claim was "not true" has now been edited out of existence. And it's been done on the sly too ('stealth edited', as people say).
If (like me) you can't read it from that image, the first version said:
The poster at George Osborne's event this morning was very clear - that there would be a £4,300-a-year cost to families by 2030 if Britain leaves the EU.
It's not true. The government is confusing GDP per household with household income.
The toned-down version says:
The poster at George Osborne's event this morning made a bold claim - that there would be a £4,300-a-year cost to families by 2030 if Britain leaves the EU.
The government is confusing GDP per household with household income.
Someone has clearly leaned on the BBC here.
