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Does Belfast/Good Friday Agreement forbid cross-border barriers?
7 September 2020
CLAIM: The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement does not forbid the provision of barrier controls between Northern Ireland and Ireland.
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The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement does not exclude governments’ border measures, but aims for ‘normal security arrangements’. The UK Withdrawal Agreement seeks to minimise physical borderEconomy
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Does Belfast/Good Friday Agreement forbid cross-border barriers?
7 September 2020
The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement does not forbid the provision of barrier controls between Northern Ireland and Ireland.
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The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement does not exclude governments’ border measures, but aims for ‘normal security arrangements’. The UK Withdrawal Agreement seeks to minimise physical borderEurope
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Peace
Do more than 700,000 born in Northern Ireland have an Irish passport?
5 March 2020
CLAIM: More than 700,000 people born in Northern Ireland have an Irish passport.
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831,779 Irish passport applications (2010-19) represents 44.7% of the Northern Ireland-born population living in the UK at the time of the 2011 Censuses. On theElections
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Is there 51% support for Ireland unity?
6 December 2019
CLAIM: There is 51% support for a united Ireland.
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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 49/51Europe
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Does Northern Ireland have the highest femicide rate in Western Europe?
25 November 2019
CLAIM: Northern Ireland has the highest rate of femicide in Western Europe.
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Northern Ireland has the second highest rate (0.53) of female intentional homicide victims by intimate partner, per 100,000 inhabitants, in Western Europe, as defined byEurope
Does Brexit deal mean no forms to access Great Britain?
12 November 2019
CLAIM: The current negotiated deal for the UK leaving the EU outlines no forms, checks, or barriers of any kind for goods leaving Northern Ireland to Great Britain.
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While no customs export declaration forms would be required (as Northern Ireland will remain in a UK-wide customs area), exit summary declarations will be requiredEconomy
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Do 40% of Unionists support a potential Irish Sea trade border?
27 August 2019
CLAIM: 40% of Unionists are happy about a potential trade border in the Irish Sea.
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This claim is inaccurate. 15% of unionists in a LucidTalk poll in August 2019 said there should be a “Northern Ireland specific backstop.” 81% ofEurope
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Law
Brexit box viral graphic fact check
22 August 2019
Multiple claims have been made in a viral graphic about what actions have been taken by the EU and the UK since negotiations for the UK to leave the EU began on 29 March 2017. We assess each of the 12 claims.
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A graphic about what actions have been made by the European Union and the UK, respectively, since negotiations for the UK to leave the EUEconomy
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Europe
A cross-border business transaction every 6 seconds?
16 July 2019
CLAIM: A business transaction happens every six seconds across the border of Northern Ireland and Ireland.
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There was a cross-border commercial vehicle journey every 6.74 seconds in 2016. But there are no known data on cross-border business transactions. On 25 JuneElections
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Does the EU send NI €500m annually?
13 May 2019
CLAIM: The EU sends Northern Ireland €500 million a year
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The €500 million figure quoted by the SDLP is substantiated by European Commission figures for EU regional funding of Northern Ireland. However, this is notEurope
Are 60% against “The Backstop” in Northern Ireland?
15 February 2019
CLAIM: 60% of people in Northern Ireland are against the backstop.
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This claim is inaccurate. 35% of all those polled in a LucidTalk poll responded that they would oppose some sort of special status for NorthernEconomy
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Europe
Is border trade 0.5% of UK-EU trade?
14 February 2019
CLAIM: There are approximately 100 lorries per day crossing the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, and cross-border trade represents 0.5% of UK-EU trade.
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This claim is inaccurate. There are 5,900 lorry (heavy goods vehicle) crossings daily. Cross-border trade represents 0.97% of UK-EU trade; alternative figures may be due