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It's correct that there have been almost as many armed forces deaths on training as in Iraq, although not all could necessarily have been prevented. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A senior tax official says that an old quote of his that taxation is "legalised extortion" should be seen in context. Here's the context. Read
Last year 53 cyclists were killed or seriously injured in accidents which were contributed to by poor road surfaces, according to attending police officers. Read
In 2015 the UN got half the money it said it needed to deal with the crisis in Syria. Of that money, half was from the US, UK, and Germany. Read
Immigration
A government claim about the number of Muslim women with little or no English is backed up by Office for National Statistics analysis of the 2011 census. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour's attack on David Cameron over flood defence spending doesn't prove that total spending has fallen on his watch, but cuts have been made in some areas. Read
Crime
The Sun states that nearly one in five British Muslims sympathise with people who leave the UK to fight for IS in Syria. This isn't correct. Read
It's been reported that referrals to the government's "deradicalisation" programme, Channel, are on the up. That's broadly correct. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Jeremy Corbyn has claimed at Labour's annual conference that self-employed people make up one in seven of the labour force. We investigate. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It's been widely claimed that thousands of people died within weeks of being found "fit for work". This is wrong. Read
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