The billionaires of the world got richer over three months in 2020, adding just over a quarter to their combined wealth.
True. "A recent report showed that from April to July in 2020, their collective wealth rose to 7.9 trillion, an increase of 27.5%".
Due to the increase in gaming during the pandemic, tech billionaires made great profits.
Not Given. Tech billionaires did gain in profits during the pandemic, but it’s not stated that it’s specifically due to an increase in gaming.
The pandemic created a situation where technological progress was much faster than normal.
True."It is thought that the pandemic allowed technological advances, that would have normally taken several years to happen, to take place in only a few months
The combined donations in pandemic aid of Australian and British billionaires were greater than that of Chinese billionaires.
False. "By comparison, 12 Chinese billionaires donated $679 million, with Australia and the United Kingdom lagging behind with total donations ..."
Extreme poverty is defined as people who live on less than $1.90 a day.
True. "... the pandemic ... is projected to create more than 150 million additional people who are classed as living in ’extreme poverty’.
Between 2015 and 2017, the speed at which people were lifted out of poverty increased.
False. "In the two years from 2015 to 2017, ... the reduction was less than 0.5% per year, which stands in contrast to the period from 1990 to 2015 ...
TheWorld Bank will not be able to meet its targets for the reduction of global poverty by the end of this decade.
Not Given. It looks very unlikely, but it is conditional upon what takes place between now and then.
The chief executive of JP Morgan believes the pandemic has created a more equal society
False. "Jamie Dimon, Chief Executive of the International Bank, JP Morgan, said that the pandemic must be a ’wake-up call’ in order ...
