The police
Fact checks relating to the police, policing, funding of the police service and public perceptions of crime
Government claims on police officer numbers don’t tell the whole story
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 …
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Met Police has not launched an investigation into the Covid-19 vaccine programme
Posts on Facebook falsely claim that the Metropolitan Police is investigating the Covid-19 vaccine programme.
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Police have not said a West Midlands teen was "murdered" with a Covid-19 vaccine
A video on Facebook wrongly claims police have “agreed” that a teenager was killed with a Covid-19 vaccine
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Most police have not been found guilty of sexual misconduct
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.
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Facebook post about poppy graffiti on mosque is misleading
A Facebook post about two men who defaced a mosque with a poppy picture doesn’t say what other offences they admitted.
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More than 30 people are allowed to protest
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.
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A George Floyd mural in Manchester was not chosen over a Lee Rigby memorial
A Facebook post falsely claims that Manchester councillors approved a George Floyd mural over one of Lee Rigby.
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Police cars don’t need MOT registration
Some categories of vehicles, including police vehicles, don’t have to have an up-to-date MOT registration.
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Police confirm officers did not suffer broken bones at Bristol protest
Avon and Somerset police initially said one officer had a broken arm and another had broken ribs.
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Burnt-out police car in Bristol protests was not fake
An image of a burnt-out police car taken during protests in Bristol is not ‘a prop’
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