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Former transport minister used phone while driving

1 source1 article First seen 11 hours ago Updated 11 hours ago United Kingdom Truth score 46

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Summary

The former Tory government transport minister says he "deeply regrets" his actions.

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BBC News Center Factuality: Very high GB 11 hours ago
Former transport minister used phone while driving
The former Tory government transport minister says he "deeply regrets" his actions.

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Truth score

46/100Limited corroboration

Independent outlets: 1
Source reliability: 90/100
Sides of the spectrum covering it: 1/3
Propaganda risk: 0/100

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Centre 100%100%

Left: 0
Centre: 1
Right: 0
Not rated: 0

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Source quality

Average reliability: 90/100 (Very high)
Low-credibility outlets: 0%
State media: 0%
Opinion pieces: 0%

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