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The EU has shrunk as a percentage of the world economy
Daniel Hannan says that Europe has shrunk as a percentage of world GDP. We take a look at the EU's share of world GDP over time. Read
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Health
Nurse shortages: factchecking the last government's record
Jeremy Hunt and Andy Burnham have debated the cause of rising spending on temporary nurses. We check their claims on spending, nurse numbers, and Mid Staffs Read
Analysis
Is the Guardian the first news app to send push notifications to readers about corrections?
This week the Guardian app popped up with a notification alerting phone users to a correction to one of its pieces. It's a very good way of making sure readers … Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Factchecking housing claims at Prime Minister's Questions
At today's Prime Minister's Questions Harriet Harman and David Cameron clashed on housing. We've taken a look at some of their key claims. Read
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Keeping human rights, while scrapping them
It's the end of the world as we know it. Or it's a plan to "reform and modernise our human rights legal framework". We'll just describe it as the Conservative … Read
Analysis
Europe
The EU, homeopathy and Norwegian vets
"EU orders Britain's organic farmers to treat sick animals with homeopathy"—Daily Telegraph, 24 April 2015 For better or worse, homeopathic remedies are certainly promoted in EU organic food standards. But … Read
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The election has been factchecked
We have checked a constant stream of political claims during the past 6 weeks, analysed the manifestos in detail, and promoted these findings as widely as we could for the 2015 general election. Read
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Health
Wanted: a source for this widely used GP statistic
Some statistics can become so widely known and accepted by experts in the field that they become almost too obvious to provide a citation for. And so, in a puff … Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
When was the last time Britain experienced deflation?
"Joy for consumers: Britain falls into deflation for first time since 1960 as prices plunge"—The Express, 19th May 2015 "Deflation returns to Britain for first time since 1960"—The Guardian, 21st … Read
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Europe
Asylum in the EU - easy or not?
Is it really easy to be accepted as a refugee in Europe? Read
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