Iceland has not declared that all religions are mental disorders
A satirical article falsely claims Iceland has declared all religions to be mental disorders. Read
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Crime
It's hard to measure crime, which can make news stories seem more worrying than they really are. We look past the headlines to explain the full picture.
Crime
Change in LGBT+ hate crime levels not as simple as Dawn Butler suggests
There are two sources of data on this type of hate crime, one estimates a 261% increase and the other a 40% decrease since around 2010. Read
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Justice spending is down 25% since 2010, not 40%
The government did announce a real terms reduction of 40% to the Ministry of Justice but ultimately reduced funding by 25% between 2010/11 and 2019/20. Read
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Crime
There’s limited evidence that lie detectors will be effective on terror offenders
Lie detectors aren’t accurate, but that’s not the only measure of their worth. Read
Analysis
Crime
It’s very unlikely that fewer knife offenders are facing jail
Claims from Labour about knife crime sentencing aren’t comparing like-with-like. Read
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Health
Boris Johnson’s first interview of 2020: fact checked
The Prime Minister repeated a number of claims about the NHS and policing which we’ve looked at before. Read
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Usman Khan and sentencing terror offences
After the London Bridge attack, there's been a debate over how people in the UK are sentenced for terror offences, in particular Usman Khan, the attacker. Read
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The BBC and ITV seven-party debates, fact checked
We fact check the key claims and major topics from the BBC and ITV seven-party debates, including the NHS, Brexit, poverty, immigration and criminal justice. Read
Analysis
SNP manifesto 2019: fact checked
This page will feature all our fact checks on the SNP manifesto for the 2019 general election. Read
Analysis
Crime
Don’t compare Labour and Conservative costings for police recruitment
Labour’s costing for more police officers appears smaller because it doesn’t take into account recruitment or training. Read
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