Economy, Business & Finance
MP’s claim about rising unemployment in the West Midlands is wrong
Unemployment in the West Midlands has fallen slightly over the past year. Read
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Abbas Panjwani
Fact Checker (former)
Abbas joined Full Fact in 2018. Before this, he worked as a social researcher, collecting quantitative and qualitative research to help inform policy development and evaluation for government departments and other public bodies. Most recently he worked as research manager at Ofgem, Great Britain’s energy regulator, and has also worked on projects for BIS, the Home Office and the Competition and Markets Authority.
Why Sinn Féin MPs don’t get salaries
Sinn Féin MPs aren’t allowed to take salaries but can claim expenses. Read
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This post about British Steel’s buyout by Turkish fund is mostly accurate
The Turkish military’s pension fund is the preferred buyer of British Steel, based in Scunthorpe which voted to leave the EU. Read
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Crime
Does stop and search work?
Discussion of stop and search focuses on its use as a crime deterrent. But this ignores its use as an investigatory power. Read
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Red Bull and Monster don’t contain bull semen
Taurine in Red Bull and Monster drinks doesn’t come from bull semen. Read
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Muslim knife attacker claim is unfounded and implausible
A claim that 11,000 of 13,000 knife attacks in London were carried out by Muslim immigrants is unfounded and implausible. Read
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Crime
Do Notting Hill Carnival and Glastonbury have similar crime rates?
Figures which suggest that Notting Hill Carnival has a similar crime rate to Glastonbury are unreliable. Read
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Europe
The EU doesn’t have a 30% tariff on African cocoa imports
The vast majority of African countries can export cocoa to the EU tariff-free. Read
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Europe
Did “our boys” change the handball rule?
Ian Holloway was wrong to suggest that non-British organisations had changed the VAR and handball rules against the will of British football organisations. Read
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This advice on how to fight a parking ticket is wrong
If you receive a parking charge notice from a private car park and wish to appeal it, don’t pay it immediately. Read
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