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An improving housing market has seen average asking prices hit a ten month high, according to the Daily Express. Unfortunately for property owners, this isn't quite what the figures said. Read
It has been widely reported for a number of months that there is a £38 billion 'black hole' in the defence budget. When the number was dismissed as "ludicrous" last week, Full Fact took a closer look... Read
The impact of the Government's 'bonfire of the quangos' on the public purse has been hotly contested in recent months. In January the Public Administration Select Committee suggested that in … Read
The UK Statistics Authority has written to London Mayor Boris Johnson to criticise his use of transport crime figures, after Full Fact pointed out that they were being used in … Read
For the past couple of weeks, Full Fact has been running a campaign to ensure that inaccuracies that we've spotted in the press on welfare and benefit stories don't find … Read
We are pleased finally to be able to report that the Daily Mail has corrected the record on its reporting of how many children are misdiagnosed with Special Educational Needs … Read
The Daily Mail has claimed that NHS chief executives have seen their pay increase by 50 per cent over the past five years. Is this really what the figures show? Read
Britain's 'sicknote culture' has hit the headlines in recent weeks. Last week it was reported that the amount of days leave taken by Whitehall workers amounted to a sick leave … Read
Daily Mail columnist Richard Littlejohn yesterday attacked wasteful local councils for hiring staff to fill "non-jobs". But did Haringey Council really employ a hopscotch teacher for Asian women? Read
Several papers reports the shocking statistic that men on one Merthyr Tydfil estate could on average expect less years of life than people in Haiti. Upon scrutiny this is not a claim that will enjoy a long, healthy life. Read
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