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Several newspapers report the most recent statistics from DWP assessing the capability of Incapacity Benefit claimants for work. However their definition of 'fit to work' might not be shared by all of their readers. Read
In his first speech as Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Liam Byrne offered some numbers in defence of the last Government's effort helping people off welfare. But did all his figures check out? Read
Criticising plans to limit the number of overseas students on sub-degree courses, the paper erroneously claimed that half of these people go on to university. After Full Fact took a look, the paper will be changing the article. Read
In the third article looking at the Express' EU supplement called 'Get Britain out of the EU' we investigate the different approaches that Express contributors have used to cost EU membership. Read
With "deficit denial" still a term on many lips in Westminster, new Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls boldly declared to Andrew Marr yesterday that his Government was not responsible for a structural deficit before the recession hit. Can this be so? Read
When it comes to how the Express reports the housing market, it has often seemed like the only way is up. Earlier this month we showed how the paper had … Read
The Daily Express have made several references to polls that seem to suggest a large proportion of the British public oppose UK membership in the European Union. To what extent can we trust these claims? Full Fact looked to see how the results of these surveys may have been taken out of context. Read
When Northern and Shell withdrew from regulation by the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) Full Fact along with MPs and industry bodies raised concerns about the implications of the move for … Read
The Telegraph today ran a story regarding plans by the coalition government to overhaul employment law in which it was claimed that "business spends on average £4,000 on average to … Read
The latest welfare figures have again been subject to misinterpretation among certain newspapers. Yet the Daily Mail has gone further than most - suggesting 94 per cent on incapacity benefit can work. However the figure did not stand up to much scrutiny. Read
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