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Misinformation Toolkit
Our investigation found the tool claimed five images shared by politicians were “made or edited” with AI, when those who’d posted them said they weren’t. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Citizens Advice and Trussell Trust have called for a pause, and John Major has recommended a review. The number of Conservative MPs calling for a pause is based on reports in the Telegraph. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The share of people getting an advance payment on their first Universal Credit payment is increasing. Read
Prime Minister’s Questions today ranged from debt among young people; what the recent OECD report said about the UK economy; and the Universal Credit roll out. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It’s not clear this is the case looking at the levels of debt of all young people, including those not at university. Read
Crime
The number of recorded hate crimes in England and Wales spiked after the 2016 EU referendum and after terror attacks in the UK in 2017. Read
Health
NHS England told us that new guidelines on collecting information on the sexual orientation of patients aren’t compulsory. Read
We factchecked claims on abortion law in Northern Ireland, unemployment, Northern Irish exports and more. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Bombardier is a significant part of the Northern Irish economy but we’ve seen no evidence that it’s worth a full 10% of GDP. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Unemployment in the UK was at 4.3% between May and July 2017. Read
Health
Around 4,000 women living in Ireland and Northern Ireland came to England and Wales for an abortion in 2016. Read
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