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Online safety in NI: Do 99% of pornographic deepfakes depict images of women?
5 February 2026
CLAIM: In total, 98% of all deepfakes are pornographic and 99% of those feature women. Between 2019 and 2023, the number of deepfakes online increased by 550%.
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In a 26 January Assembly debate about online safety and violence against women and girls, Alliance Party MLA Connie Egan claimed: “[Every] day, technologies utilising
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Immigration in NI: Home Office response to FactCheckNI’s Freedom of Information Request
15 December 2025
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Hate crime in NI: Did the number of racist crimes rise by almost 50% in a year?
13 November 2025
CLAIM: According to the latest figures, a total of 1,329 crimes with a race motivation were recorded in Northern Ireland in the past year. This represents an increase of 434 on the previous year’s total.
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During a discussion about crimes with a racist motivation on the 29 October episode of BBC Radio Ulster’s Good Morning Ulster, presenter Sarah Brett claimed:
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The Troubles in NI: Did proportionally more loyalists than republicans go to prison?
3 November 2025
CLAIM: More loyalists than republicans went to prison during the conflict, “proportionally” speaking.
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On an episode of BBC TV Show Nolan Live on 8 October, former DUP MP Ian Paisley Jr. said: “More loyalists have gone to jail
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Justice in NI: Did the recent drop in PSNI officer numbers occur entirely during Executive collapse?
17 October 2025
CLAIM: The “DUP’s collapse” of the Northern Ireland Executive caused the number of PSNI officers to drop by 800. The entire decline from 7,000 to 6,200 officers spanning the latest period of Executive dysfunction, whereas police numbers grew during Alliance Party leader Naomi Long’s tenure as Justice Minister.
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On 6 October on the social media site X (formerly Twitter), the Alliance Party posted the following: Figure 1 – source: Alliance Party social media
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Immigration in NI: Does Belfast provide homes to more “illegal migrants” than every other UK city except Glasgow?
28 August 2025
CLAIM: New Home Office data has revealed the ten cities with the most homes given to “illegal migrants” in the UK – with Glasgow at the top and Belfast in second place.
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On 21 August, a social media user calling themselves “Basil the Great” claimed in a post on X (formerly Twitter): This isn’t accurate, for several
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VAWG in NI: PSNI response to FactCheckNI’s Freedom of Information Request
12 August 2025
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Crime in NI: Have reoffending rates risen to nearly 75%?
6 August 2025
CLAIM: Reoffending rates were at 70% in 2016 – but rose to 74% by 2024.
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In a 3 July post on social media, the Ulster Unionist Party quote MLA Doug Beattie saying: “Re-offending rates in Northern Ireland have gone from
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Explainer: Who migrates to the UK and what are they entitled to?
9 July 2025
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Explainer: What we don’t know about Violence Against Women and Girls in Northern Ireland
2 July 2025
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Explainer: What has changed after Westminster’s vote on abortion?
25 June 2025
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Health in NI: Have there been nearly 100,000 attacks on healthcare staff in a decade?
19 June 2025
CLAIM: There have been just under 90,000 physical attacks on healthcare staff in Northern Ireland over the last ten years.
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In a press release published on 28 May, SDLP MLA Colin McGrath said: “We are nearing 100,000 attacks on healthcare staff … there have been