Misinfo Radar
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Civil servant who secretly held five jobs found guilty of fraud
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Attention level: Low (5 sources)
- Headline mismatch 4 of 6 confidence: low
Articles whose headline says something its own description does not.
- Standard: Civil servant convicted of fraud after juggling up to five Government jobs
Between February 2020 and September 2023, Kashim Chowdhury earned almost £350,000 from eight employers, his trial heard. - Hindustan Times: UK civil servant who held 5 government jobs simultaneously found guilty of fraud
Kashim Chowdhury, from east London, was found guilty of nine counts of fraud after a jury at Southwark Crown Court deliberated for around 7 hours. - BBC News: How a civil servant got away with juggling five jobs for so long
Kashim Chowdhury has been convicted of fraud after pocketing £284,000 of taxpayers' money over three years.
- Standard: Civil servant convicted of fraud after juggling up to five Government jobs
Every outlet on this story
| Outlet | Lean | Reliability | Country | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skynews | Center | 65 Mostly factual | GB | 1 |
| Manchestereveningnews | Center | 65 Mostly factual | GB | 1 |
| Standard | Center | 65 Mostly factual | GB | 3 |
| Hindustan Times | Center | 72 High | IN | 1 |
| BBC News | Center | 90 Very high | GB | 2 |
How this was worked out
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