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Since the beginning of March this year the BBC Trust - which oversees the BBC's complaints process - has offered a public consultation on its website over its proposed changes … Read
Last month Full Fact asked the Economist to correct one of its articles covering the Government's controversial work experience scheme. Jonathan Portes, Director of the National Institute of Economic and … Read
Housing waiting lists tend to be long, and reactions to today's headlines in the Mail and Star may have ranged from outraged to sceptical. But what do the figures behind their claims actually show? Read
London mayoral candidate Jenny Jones claims that cyclists are not safe in Boris's hands, saying the proportion of casualties per cycle trip has worsened since he came to power. But has the Green Party's candidate got the London Mayor in a spin? Read
This week, the Times reported on an 'NHS scandal' whereby patients were apparently being discharged from hospital in the middle of the night. 100 responses to Freedom of Information requests … Read
In a week in which taxes on charity donations have dominated the political headlines, Full Fact looks into where the UK's charitable donations actually come from. Read
Brian Paddick's manifesto, which was released on Tuesday, includes a pledge to build 360,000 new homes over the next decade. Yesterday he claimed that overcrowding in the capital's homes has increased by 15 per cent since 2008. But is the problem as bad as Paddick says? Read
Last week we factchecked the claim that in 2010/11 there were 23,097 victims of child sex offences in England and Wales, or as the papers put it, one 'attack' every … Read
Europe
Is the European Union about to put its foot down over footwear in hair salons? That was the suggestion in one Daily Mail article yesterday, which reported that: "Hairdressers will … Read
The Government's Work Capability Assessments (WCA) - used to judge an Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimant's eligibility for the benefit - has proved controversial since it was introduced in … Read
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