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In what's been a busy week for Labour's policy team, their leader Ed Miliband set out yesterday to highlight the burgeoning housing benefit bill by comparing it to falling subsidies for affordable homes. But where do his numbers come from? Read
The Coalition promised to cut the number of bureaucrats in the NHS. This week the Prime Minister again boasted to have cut their numbers. Is he right? Read
A new Conservative campaign poster has been doing the rounds on Twitter recently: At first glance, the point looks obvious: under the Conservatives 37,000 more people left than arrived in … Read
Here at Full Fact we make frequent use of Freedom of Information requests. Recently they helped us uncover who was set to benefit and lose out from the Government's welfare … Read
The Public Administration Select Committee has just published its report on communicating statistics, under the title "Communicating statistics: Not just true, but also fair". It said departmental press officers and … Read
Hundreds of thousands of families and pensioners are living in sub-standard accommodation, say Labour. How do they know? Read
Earlier this month the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) decided the Sun had not been "significantly misleading" after Full Fact complained the newspaper had used 'voodoo polling' to justify an article … Read
As the Independent Police Complaints Commission reported today on serious police failings in the case of Maria Stubbings - who was killed by her partner in 2008 - Today programme listeners were told that as many as two women a week die at the hands of their partners. Is this true? Read
As well as legalising gay marriage, MPs are debating whether to extend civil partnerships to all couples. Ministers have said the amendement would cost taxpayers between £3-4 billion. Does this figure stack up? Read
It's been a difficult few weeks for the Government, and not just because of the enduring EU referendum debate. The Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith was set straight … Read
