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Does Northern Ireland support abortion?
3 November 2022
CLAIM: DUP MP Carla Lockhart claimed “Northern Ireland does not support abortion, it never has. It still doesn’t.”
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In recent years, several opinion polls have asked for NI’s views on abortion The public is broadly in favour of abortion rights when there are
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Does the UK have more food banks than McDonald’s?
24 October 2022
CLAIM: There are more food banks across the UK than McDonald’s restaurants
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Finding out the exact number of food banks in the UK is difficult. However, even by low estimates, there are far more food banks than
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Does Northern Ireland have the highest rate of infant mortality in Europe?
7 September 2022
CLAIM: NI has the highest rate of infant mortality in the UK and therefore Europe.
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NI has higher infant mortality than the rest of the UK. Several European countries have higher rates. Nevertheless, NI does have a relatively high rate
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Do 140 people per year die while fishing in Irish waters?
16 June 2022
CLAIM: Approximately 120 to 140 people die while fishing in Ireland.
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On BBC Radio Ulster’s show Good Morning Ulster on June 7, during a discussion about deaths during the Isle of Man TT, former road racer
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Are children entitled to free school meals 29 percentage points less likely than their peers to get good GCSEs? Has this attainment gap barely closed in over a decade?
21 April 2022
CLAIM: Children in Northern Ireland who are entitled to free school meals (FSME) are 29 percentage points less likely to get 5+ GCSEs at A*-C, including English and maths, than those who aren’t FSME, based on results for 2018-19. This attainment gap has only shrunk by three percentage points (pp) since 2005-06
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Data shows that in 2018-2019, 49.5% of FSME school leavers had at least five GCSEs including English and maths, compared to 78.5% of their non-FSME
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Are children who take a COVID-19 vaccine 52 times more likely to suffer an early death?
4 March 2022
CLAIM: Children who get the Covid-19 vaccine increase their risk of early death by 5,100%.
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Data does not support this claim. Deaths of children after vaccination are too rare to inform reliable estimates. A temporary increase is possible because children Health
Is there a 50% chance of hospitalisation with Omicron if you don’t get a COVID-19 booster jab?
28 February 2022
CLAIM: If you’ve had two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and you haven’t had a booster jab, then you have a 50/50 chance of ending up in hospital if you catch Omicron.
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Data published by the UK Health Security Agency at the time of the claim suggested that with two doses, vaccine effectiveness against hospitalisation due to
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Does Northern Ireland have the highest number of children in care since 1995?
8 February 2022
CLAIM: Northern Ireland has the highest number of children in care since the introduction of the Children Order in 1995.
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In January 2022, 3,566 children in Northern Ireland were recorded as being in care, which is the highest recorded figure since 1995, according to Department
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COVID-19 and face masks/coverings
14 January 2022
This article explains how to learn guidance and regulations of the use of face coverings in Northern Ireland and explores some of the available evidence regarding their use.
What is the guidance on face coverings in Northern Ireland? The Northern Ireland Executive announced that the use of face coverings in certain indoor settings Explainer
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Seasonal flu and COVID-19
10 January 2022
Explaining seasonal flu, measuring outbreaks, and understanding excess winter mortality.
“Seasonal flu” is a very common illness, and tends to be more severe than the common cold. The most common symptoms are a sudden high Explainer
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COVID-19 and excess deaths in Northern Ireland and the world
10 January 2022
What are excess deaths, how is COVID-19 affecting them, and how does Northern Ireland compare to the rest of the world?
There has been a lot of discussion in relation to “excess deaths” and COVID-19. This term is not specific to this pandemic and has been
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Do COVID-19 vaccines contain animal products?
30 November 2021
CLAIM: Vegans cannot take COVID-19 vaccines because they contain animal products.
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The claim is not accurate. No COVID-19 vaccine currently in use contains animal products. Context On The Nolan Show (30/11/2021 from 10.21) a caller claimed