Fact checks relating to the police, policing, funding of the police service and public perceptions of crime
Crime
Newly released figures show the government has reached its target of recruiting 20,000 more police officers since 2019. This is roughly the same number of officers lost between 2010 and 2017. Read
Health
Posts on Facebook falsely claim that the Metropolitan Police is investigating the Covid-19 vaccine programme. Read
A video on Facebook wrongly claims police have “agreed” that a teenager was killed with a Covid-19 vaccine Read
Crime
This claim comes from confusion over another statistic, about the proportion of those in one force found to have committed sexual misconduct who kept their jobs. Read
A Facebook post about two men who defaced a mosque with a poppy picture doesn’t say what other offences they admitted. Read
Under current Covid-19 regulations, more than 30 people can protest in England if it has been organised by an accepted body and risk assessments have taken place. Read
A Facebook post falsely claims that Manchester councillors approved a George Floyd mural over one of Lee Rigby. Read
Some categories of vehicles, including police vehicles, don’t have to have an up-to-date MOT registration. Read
Avon and Somerset police initially said one officer had a broken arm and another had broken ribs. Read
An image of a burnt-out police car taken during protests in Bristol is not ‘a prop’ Read
