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Misinformation Toolkit
How to spot misleading crime reporting
It can be difficult to work out whether crime stories have real substance to them, but there are some steps you can follow to help. Read
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Health
This claim about maternity units closing is misleading
Half of the NHS trusts in England that responded to an FOI were forced to close at least one of their maternity units temporarily in 2017. Read
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The UK has licensed at least £4.7bn of arms exports to Saudi Arabia since the start of the Yemen War
The UK has licensed at least £5.5bn of arms to Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners during the Yemen War. But not all licences are ultimately exported. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Pay rises: how much do nurses, the police, teachers and MPs get paid?
Several claims have been made about pay changes for police, teachers, nurses and MPs. We took a look at them. Read
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Europe
Is the Chequers deal on Brexit more unpopular than the Poll Tax?
Opinion polling suggests that the Chequers deal has marginally less support than the Poll Tax did at its least popular – but less outright opposition. Read
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Health
How much does the UK recover in health costs from the EU?
A post circulating on Facebook makes claims about how much the UK pays out to other EU countries for health costs incurred by UK citizens abroad. Read
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Health
Is childhood type 2 diabetes up 40%?
Type 2 diabetes among children in England and Wales has increased by around 40% over the past 4 years. Read
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Europe
Beer mat Brexit: do the facts stack up?
The pub chain JD Wetherspoon has recently distributed beer mats in its pubs making a number of claims about the EU. Read
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Europe
This claim about the UK's EU contribution is correct, but meaningless
Since 2000 the UK has made a net contribution to the EU of £122 billion in today’s money. Read
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