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With the 2012 London Olympics in full flow, Labour and the Daily Mail claim that teachers are now spending 60 per cent less time on sport since the election. But where does this figure come from and is it a fair reflection of the facts? Read
The Minister for Culture, Ed Vaizey, and his Shadow recently locked horns over the extent of public library closures. Full Fact wields its factchecking comb over a mish-mash of statistics begging to be untangled. Read
Yesterday, two media outlets reported contradictory statistics regarding the number of Olympic tickets going to sponsors but which one is right? Read
The Telegraph claimed over the weekend that 'new figures' revealed that over half of those found fit for work after claiming sickness benefits were finding jobs. We found that this was neither new nor accurate. Read
Several papers commented upon new figures showing the duration and reason for various incapacity and disability benefit claims. But have they given us the full picture? Read
On Friday, the Daily Mail and the Daily Express reported that, on average, a third of the income of a retired household is being sucked away by the taxman. Overall, … Read
The Minister for Sport and Olympics has recently claimed that an additional 500,000 Britons have taken up cycling since the golden touch of GB's Cycling Team at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. But is this true? Read
It was claimed today that NHS employees took an average of 15 days off sick last year with ambulance staff being particularly prone to absence. This was juxtaposed with a claim that the average private sector worker misses just six days a year due to sickness. Do the facts support the claim? Read
Apparent carnage on the roads seems to come back to a rogue press release. Read
Tweeting his reaction to the release of the latest Labour Market Statistics, Ed Balls' political advisor claimed that the number of young people on the dole for more than a year has trebled since June last year. But is this an accurate report of the statistics? Read
