{"id":2912,"date":"2025-02-08T17:20:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T14:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factcheck.lt\/?page_id=2912"},"modified":"2025-02-08T17:20:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T14:20:58","slug":"","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/factcheck.lt\/eng\/policy_policy_acceptance_gifts_favors\/","title":{"rendered":"Acceptance gifts and favours policy ","raw":"Acceptance gifts and favours policy "},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Updated: September 1, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Why this matters:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Being trustworthy means being clear about what we can and can&#8217;t accept as gifts. 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