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Peace
Was British Army General Robert Ross the last man to attack the US Capitol?
12 January 2021
CLAIM: The last man to attack the US Capitol, prior to the events on 6 January 2021, was a British Army Major General from Northern Ireland, in 1814.
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INACCURATE
This claim is inaccurate. Since the burning of the US Capitol in August 1814, during the War of 1812, there have been four notable further
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Are there only DUP members in the House of Lords?
8 January 2020
CLAIM: There are only DUP members (who are/were members of a Northern Ireland political party) in the House of Lords.
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INACCURATE
This claim is easily disproved. There are at least 11 peers currently in the House of Lords who are, or were, members of a Northern
Education
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Health
Is Northern Ireland without funded childcare provision?
10 December 2019
CLAIM: Northern Ireland remains the only UK jurisdiction without funded childcare provision.
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INACCURATE WITH CONSIDERATION
The Northern Ireland Government funds the provision of pre-school education, which in the rest of the UK, Ireland, and wider Europe is defined as “Early
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Europe
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Peace
Is there 51% support for Ireland unity?
6 December 2019
CLAIM: There is 51% support for a united Ireland.
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ACCURATE
This claim is accurate. Although the Sinn Fein manifesto didn’t declare the exclusion of “don’t knows”, this revises a 45/46/9 split to a rounded 49/51
Economy
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Do over 95% of south Belfast residents own their own home?
5 December 2019
CLAIM: Over 95% of people living in south Belfast own their own home.
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INACCURATE
This claim is inaccurate. The 2011 Census shows that the Belfast South constituency recorded 56.1% of homes being owned outright or owned with a mortgage
Economy
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Environment
Has levy removed 1.2 billion carrier bags?
5 December 2019
CLAIM: There are 1.2 billion fewer carrier bags distributed in Northern Ireland since the introduction of the carrier bag levy in 2012.
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ACCURATE
The claim is accurate. Data from annual reports from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) calculates a cumulative reduction of the dispensing
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News
PRESS STATEMENT: FactCheckNI shares tips to help voters spot bad information online ahead of Election Day
3 December 2019
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Peace
Were 90% of those who died during “the Troubles” killed by paramilitaries?
30 November 2019
CLAIM: Ninety per cent of those who died during the Troubles were killed by paramilitaries.
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ACCURATE WITH CONSIDERATION
Statistics about killings during the Troubles suggest that 87% of killings were perpetrated by paramilitary groupings, with the figure falling to 85% if evidence to
Economy
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Elections
Are only 3 out of 12 regions net contributors to the UK Treasury?
25 November 2019
CLAIM: Only 3 out of 12 regions are net contributors to the UK Treasury.
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ACCURATE
This claim is accurate. Data from the ONS showed that only three regions of the UK – London, the southeast and the east of England
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Europe
Does the EU send NI €500m annually?
13 May 2019
CLAIM: The EU sends Northern Ireland €500 million a year
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ACCURATE WITH CONSIDERATION
The €500 million figure quoted by the SDLP is substantiated by European Commission figures for EU regional funding of Northern Ireland. However, this is not
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FactCheckNI partners with FactCheckEU for European-wide coverage
19 March 2019
Economy
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Elections
Were “City Deals” part of DUP’s Confidence and Supply Agreement?
1 November 2018
CLAIM: “City Deals” by the UK Government are part of the Democratic Unionist Party’s Confidence and Supply Agreement with the Conservative Party.
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UNSUBSTANTIATED
UPDATED 1/11/2018 – The rating was “INACCURATE” in an earlier version of this fact check. A previous version of this article did not include the