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The scope and speed of the government's strategic defence review has drawn criticism from MPs and army personnel. But some say in defence of cuts that the UK's military expenditure is exceptionally high. Is this a fair claim? Read
Coverage of today's Ofsted report into pupils with special educational needs (SEN) contains a number of contradictory media claims about the number of children who are potentially misdiagnosed as having SEN. We look who got their figures right, and who slipped up. Read
Debates over tobacco regulation are always divisive, and the government's pending decision over whether to go ahead with cigarette display bans is no exception. Anti-smoking campaigners have claimed that evidence from abroad shows such measures to be effective, but worried retailers dispute this. Read
Several papers have seized on the latest figures on workless households, but when Full Fact inspected the reports, we found several dubious uses of the statistics. Read
Labour Leadership hopeful Ed Balls used a slot on this morning's Today programme to attack the Coalition Government's deficit reduction proposals. But in making his defence of the previous administration's record, was Mr Balls economical with the truth? Read
David Cameron's plans to clamp down on fraudulent benefit claims received a wide airing in this morning's press. Labour's Shadow Welfare Reform Minister Lord Knight has argued that the previous Government presided over a halving of the fraud bill. Full Fact probes the holes in this claim Read
Labour leadership contender Ed Balls today attempts to bust the 'myth' that his party needs to chase middle income voters, and should focus on attracting lower earners. Full Fact takes a closer look at what the pollsters say... Read
Home Secretary Theresa May today claimed that the years following the change to licensing laws saw a rise in alcohol related crime. However when Full Fact investigated we found the figures hard to swallow... Read
Is the notion that tuition fees are actually increasing access to higher education amongst students from poorer backgrounds a claim too far? Read
In the wake of a number of high-profile teen stabbings, the Mayor of London faced some tough questions on his crime policy at yesterday's Mayor's Question Time. But does his claim that youth crime in the capital is falling check out? Read
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