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An ITV poll has been cited on social media as evidence that the public opposes air strikes against Islamic State in Syria. Professional polls say otherwise. 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
In August the Department for Work and Pensions released statistics about people who died while on benefits, or in the year they came off benefits. But the figures were confusing. 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
A reader told us that they keep hearing that 80% of the public support the monarchy. We take a look at the figures. Read
The death of a British citizen, Reyaad Khan, in an RAF drone strike has led to debate about whether or not the killing was allowed under international law. 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
Economy, Business & Finance
The Department for Work and Pensions have published data on the benefit claimant deaths. Read our guide to interpreting the figures. Read
Immigration
The number of foreign-born people in the UK has probably passed eight million, but that's not the same as the number of non-UK nationals. Just ask Boris. Read
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