Claim: 31 million people have lost their jobs in the last five weeks.
Fact-check: This viral UK Facebook post claiming 31 million job losses probably refers to the USA - Full Fact
Verdict: this is far too high for the uk. 31 million is closer to the job losses reported in america.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Pippa Allen-Kinross
Date published: 2020-05-20T00:00:00