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In the rush to comment on official figures released about August's rioters, did the papers get their statistics regarding benefit claims by rioters correct? Full Fact finds reason to be cautious. Read
Can it possibly be true that going to a gym entitles someone to legal residence in the UK? Full Fact investigates. Read
120,000 families have been isolated by the government as costing the state £8 billion a year. How have they come to this conclusion? Read
The Mail on Sunday claims to have unearthed figures suggesting that 3,200 parents of ADHD children are receiving taxpayer-funded cars. Is this really the case? Read
Following the announcement of plans to raise the speed limit on motorways from 70 to 80 mph, Transport Secretary Philip Hammond claimed that roads in this country are among Europe's safest. Are they? Read
Chris Huhne has claimed both that the government has cut previously planned green levies and that the government's policies will make energy consumers better off? What can be made of these claims? Read
Full Fact looks at a number of authoritative sources that suggest that this claim, made by Vince Cable, is not true. Read
As the two party leaders clashed in the Commons over health reforms, the Prime Minister today defended his Government's proposals by citing the support of three key health sector organisations. But are they all as behind the plans as the Prime Minister claimed? Read
With the spotlight on community relations after last week's riots, the Express argued that immigration was acting to undermine social cohesion. But do more than half of immigrants to this country come from the far-flung shores of Africa and Asia? Read
Following the recent riots, London Mayor Boris Johnson has claimed that he has increased the number of police officers in the capital. Former Mayor Ken Livingstone has insisted his successor is "ramming through" police cuts - What do the figures show? Read
