Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
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
Health
On Wednesday we published a Factcheck on a number of claims made in the media about NHS sickness absences. One such claim was that the number of sickness days taken … Read
Education
Commenting on the 'crisis in maths teaching' in yesterday's Guardian, Matt Parker claimed that about a quarter of secondary school maths classes are taught by non-maths teachers. Do his figures add up or should he be made to stand in the corner? 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
Education
Today the front page of the Daily Mail led with a claim that 90 primary pupils a day are sent home for violence in class. But where is this statistic coming from? Read
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