FactCheckNI. Northern Ireland’s first dedicated fact checking service
We are a team of independent fact checkers who identify important public statements relevant to Northern Ireland, interrogate the best available evidence, and publish fact check articles to improve the quality of public debate.
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Economy
Does NI have the lowest wages, slowest economy, lowest productivity and highest economic inactivity in the UK and Ireland?
23 May 2023
CLAIM: Northern Ireland has the lowest wages, lowest economic growth, lowest productivity, and highest economic inactivity in the UK and Ireland.
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Mixed
In its manifesto published ahead of the 2023 local government elections, Sinn Fein claimed: “The north has the lowest wages, lowest economic growth, lowest productivity,
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Peace
Do divisions in society cost Northern Ireland between £400m and £830m every year?
16 May 2023
CLAIM: The cost of social division to the public purse in NI ranges between £400m and £830m every year.
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ACCURATE WITH CONSIDERATION
In its manifesto issued ahead of the 2023 local government elections, the Alliance Party claimed: “The current estimates of the cost of division range between
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Does Northern Ireland have the highest rate of child poverty in the UK?
2 May 2023
CLAIM: Northern Ireland has the highest levels of child poverty in the UK.
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INACCURATE
On 3 April, in a column for the Irish Times, campaigner Emma de Souza claimed: “Northern Ireland has the highest levels of child poverty inWe have published over 200 fact checks since 2016.
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