Factbombing: methodology
The methodology that we used for our factbombing article. Read
Analysis
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The factbombing problem: Why too many statistics can be damaging to the state of public debate
We’ll remember the Theresa May vs. Jeremy Corbyn era for both sides reeling off really long lists of disconnected facts at PMQs. Read
Comment
Education
It’s still misleading to say 1.9 million more children are in good or outstanding schools
This doesn’t factor in the fact that pupil numbers have risen and inspection practices have changed. Read
Fact check
Economy, Business & Finance
Employment: What’s happened to wages since 2010
In our fifth and final piece we look at what's happened to wages since 2010. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Employment: Is employment up only because of zero hours contracts?
In our fourth piece of this series we look at the claim that employment is only up since 2010 because of zero hours jobs. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Employment: Is work being spread more thinly?
In our third piece of this series, we look at whether the employment rate is high because people working one hour a week are included as employed. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Employment: How is it defined and why does that matter?
In our second piece of this series, we look at the definition of employment. Lots of people think that the government changes the definition of unemployment, so you can’t compare figures over time. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Employment: Can you trust employment statistics?
The debate around employment and earnings can be confusing and combative. Our new series explains the facts. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
UK-US trading and investment: a special relationship
We factchecked claims made by Theresa May and Donald Trump during the latter’s recent state visit and found they were correct. Read
Fact check
This video does not show Muslims in Birmingham attacking cars during Ramadan
The video is actually of football fans in Switzerland. Read
Fact check
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