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26 October 2011

Is school spending protected as David Cameron claimed?

During today's sessions of Prime Minister's Questions David Cameron claimed that not only was school spending being protected, but there would be some extra cash on top in the form of a pupil premium. Does his maths make the grade? Read

Fact check
25 October 2011

Were 1 in 8 rioters in receipt of incapacity benefits?

In the rush to comment on official figures released about August's rioters, did the papers get their statistics regarding benefit claims by rioters correct? Full Fact finds reason to be cautious. Read

Fact check
21 October 2011

Boris Johnson corrected over youth reoffending figures

Update: The UK Statistics Authority Chairman has now written to the Home Affairs Select Committee about the Mayor's figures. See the update below this piece.Update 2: Chairman of the Home … Read

Analysis
18 October 2011

Do 275,000 Swiss people have sex with animals?

The eye-catching story of a man brought before a Swiss court for having sex with three separate dogs prompted both The Sun and the Daily Mail to speculate about the … Read

Analysis
12 October 2011

Daily Mail to launch page two correction column

Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre today announced that his paper will, from next week, include a corrections column. Speaking at the Leveson inquiry this morning, Mr Dacre said in future … Read

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