FACTCHECK

Today's Daily Telegraph is hyperventilating about electric ambulances

An editorial complains NHS is 'directing scarce resources towards…net-zero'

Sadly, Telegraph undermines itself by quoting NHS saying safety first, but we could save £59m with EVs

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First, let's look at how Telegraph story is constructed

☑️juiciest quotes are anonymous
☑️balanced quote from paramedic, noting benefits but urging caution, is spun into false headline
☑️standfirst not backed by article
☑️other wild claims backed only by Tel opinion pieces

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Second, the editorial, which is explicitly undermined by the quote from the NHS in the article

'[I]t is also right we seek green alternatives, but only when they save the taxpayer money. The new electric ambulances…could help deliver annual operational savings of £59m.'

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