Crime
Are more people being prosecuted for carrying knives?
Are more people being caught with knives, prosecuted for it and spending longer in prison because of it? Read
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Good practice makes perfect: how we're improving the communication of statistics
Full Fact often works with people who produce public information to improve the way it’s presented - helping people using that information to avoid mistakes in the first place. Read
Comment
How did Full Fact help secure the publication of housing and immigration data?
What is the process that transforms a claim into a factcheck, and how do we make sure unsubstantiated claims don’t get repeated? Read
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Health
Winter 2017/18: the worst ever for the NHS?
In collaboration with the Nuffield Trust we looked at whether or not this winter was the worst ever for the NHS in England. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
What’s happened to employment since the vote to leave the EU?
Employment is up, unemployment is down and there are more people from outside the UK in work than before the Brexit vote. Read
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Europe
Trade across the Irish Sea
In 2016, the majority of Northern Irish goods trade sent outside its borders went to Great Britain. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Two thirds of former Grenfell households are not in permanent homes
How many households made homeless by the Grenfell Tower fire have accepted permanent or temporary accommodation, and how many are in permanent homes? Read
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BBC Question Time: factchecked
We factchecked claims relating to Grenfell, deaths because of stabbings and shootings and on police budgets and numbers and prosecutions and prison sentences for people carrying blades. Read
Analysis
Crime
Police budgets, numbers and community policing
Police budgets, police officer numbers and community policing, we factcheck the claims. Read
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What has the leader of the fire safety review said about a cladding ban?
The leader of the government’s independent review into building regulations and fire safety said she didn’t think it was her role to go into the detail of individual regulations. Read
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Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
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