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15 December 2021

Reports Emma Tustin was hospitalised after inmates force fed her salt are not true

A Facebook post falsely claims Emma Tustin, who killed Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, has been hospitalised after being forced to eat 79 packets of salt.

12 August 2021

Higher deportation rates don’t necessarily demonstrate ‘disproportionate targeting’ of Jamaicans

The data is not entirely reliable, and there may be multiple reasons why deportation rates vary, including whether deportation would affect someone’s human rights.

14 May 2021

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.

25 March 2021

Police have recommended the Hollie Guard app

The personal security app allows users to alert contacts if they feel unsafe.

5 October 2020

Crime in London has risen less than the rest of England since 2016

Police recorded crime per person in London is up 18% since 2016. Across England it is up 31%.

24 July 2020

Many children have been the victims of grooming gangs, but there’s no evidence for a figure of one million

We can’t objectively compare the public response to grooming gangs with Black Lives Matter

2 July 2020

We know of one successful conviction of a police officer for the killing of someone in police custody since 1971

Also two police forces and one officer have been prosecuted successfully for crimes related to the death of someone in custody since 1971.

28 October 2019

Poll about support for violence against MPs is flawed

The survey asked people if they would accept the risk of violence against MPs for their preferred Brexit outcome.

22 October 2019

Knife crime at eight-year high

Knife crime in England and Wales is at an eight-year high. Comparable data before this time is not available.

9 October 2019

More prisoners to be released two thirds of the way through sentence than halfway

The government pledged to mandate serious criminals spending two thirds of their sentence in prison. Judges already have discretion to impose this.

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Reports Emma Tustin was hospitalised after inmates force fed her salt are not true

Higher deportation rates don’t necessarily demonstrate ‘disproportionate targeting’ of Jamaicans

A George Floyd mural in Manchester was not chosen over a Lee Rigby memorial

Police have recommended the Hollie Guard app

Crime in London has risen less than the rest of England since 2016

Many children have been the victims of grooming gangs, but there’s no evidence for a figure of one million

We know of one successful conviction of a police officer for the killing of someone in police custody since 1971

Poll about support for violence against MPs is flawed

Knife crime at eight-year high

More prisoners to be released two thirds of the way through sentence than halfway

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