See the multi-choice question below:

Sentence 1: Interviewed by the British Journalism Review about the extent of his personal interference in the editorial policies of his newspapers, which include the Independent , Tony O'Reilly, chairman of the Heinz food company, said he gives his editors absolutely free rein provided they abide by some general rules.

Sentence 2: Tony O'Reilly claims to personally check each story before it goes out.

If the first sentence is true, then is the second sentence true?
Choose from:
(a). yes.
(b). it is not possible to tell.
(c). no.
(c).