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Femicide in Ireland: Were 85% of women murdered this year killed by foreign migrants?
4 August 2026
CLAIM: 85% of women murdered in Ireland this year were killed by foreign migrants
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On 13 July 2026, a Facebook page, Our Northern Ireland Voice – Official, posted a graphic which claimed “85% of women murdered in Ireland this
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Disorder in NI: Have at least 400 families left NI since the riots?
2 July 2026
CLAIM: Over 400 “migrant” families have left Northern Ireland as a result of recent disorder.
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On 14 June 2026, a poster called “Dee Dee” used a Facebook page called ‘Our Northern Ireland Voice – Protecting Our Culture from Foreign Infidels‘
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Immigration in NI: How many people are here seeking asylum?
17 June 2026
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Immigration & Crime: Are people of Somalian descent are more likely to commit crimes than other immigrants to the UK?
12 June 2026
CLAIM: People of Somalian descent are more likely to commit crimes than other immigrants to the UK.
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On 9 June 2026 (listen from 31:15) DUP MLA Jonathan Buckley appeared on BBC Radio Ulster’s Talkback show, commenting on a knife attack in Belfast
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Religion in NI: Is blasphemy still against the law in Northern Ireland?
12 March 2026
CLAIM: NI still has blasphemy laws from the 1800s on the books, and it is the only place in the UK and Ireland not to have abolished them
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On 24 February 2026, Connie Egan, Alliance MLA, submitted an amendment to the Minister of Justice’s Bill to repeal common law offences that criminalise blasphemy
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Flags in NI: What does the PSNI’s new instruction on removing “harmful” flags mean?
5 March 2026
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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 Articles
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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