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Is the PSNI rolling out a Snapchat scheme to monitor social mitigation compliance?
5 November 2020
CLAIM: The PSNI are to pilot a Snapchat social media platform initiative to monitor social mitigation compliance in Northern Ireland.
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INACCURATE
The PSNI have no plans to introduce any monitoring scheme on any social media platform. Complaints about social mitigation compliance can be registered on the
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Are Northern Ireland retailers covering up non-essential items from sale?
3 November 2020
CLAIM: Social media posts are circulating showing supermarket shelves that have been covered over or taped off to prevent customers purchasing certain items. Reference is made to this happening in Belfast and Northern Ireland.
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INACCURATE
At the time of writing, Wales is the only part of the UK that has restricted the sale of non-essential items in supermarkets. There is
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Is there 90% compliance with wearing face coverings in retail settings in Northern Ireland?
5 October 2020
CLAIM: At a Northern Ireland Policing Board meeting, the PSNI's Assistant Chief Constable Alan Todd said that there was 90% compliance with people wearing face coverings in retail settings.
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UNSUBSTANTIATED
Constable Alan Todd has clarified that this figure was an estimate. This claim is unsubstantiated. On 10 August 2020, the use of face coverings in
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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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ACCURATE
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 the
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Are there more Orangemen than fluent Irish speakers?
10 January 2020
CLAIM: There are more Orangemen than fluent Irish speakers in Northern Ireland.
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UNSUBSTANTIATED
The 2017-18 Continuous Household Survey indicates there are an estimated 35,955 persons with conversational fluency of Irish, and the current Grand Secretary of the Orange
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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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INACCURATE WITH CONSIDERATION
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 by
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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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MIXTURE
A graphic about what actions have been made by the European Union and the UK, respectively, since negotiations for the UK to leave the EU
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Are one in five PSNI new constables Catholic?
17 October 2018
CLAIM: One in five new constables from 2016 and 2017 are from a Catholic community background.
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UNSUBSTANTIATED
The claim is only accurate for years 2013 to 2015. PSNI composition In 1999, when 8.3% of police officers were Catholics, the Independent Commission for
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Do Northern Ireland pets need passports for Ireland?
5 October 2018
CLAIM: Pet owners travelling from Northern Ireland to Ireland require “EU pet passports”.
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ACCURATE
This includes your pet being marked by a transponder (microchip) and vaccinated against rabies. There are presently no border checks for pets (as official policy);
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Is Irish the only language banned in Northern Ireland courts?
7 August 2018
CLAIM: Only the Irish language is banned in courts in Northern Ireland.
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INACCURATE
English is the working language of court proceedings in Northern Ireland; interpretation and translation services are provided for those who do not speak or understand
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Are there 208 Ireland-Northern Ireland border crossings?
8 June 2018
CLAIM: There are 208 border crossings between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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UNSUBSTANTIATED
It is extremely difficult to accurately establish the exact number of border crossings, as many informal routes have been established since border infrastructure was removed Law
Were there over 29,000 cases of domestic violence and abuse in 2016-17?
2 March 2018
CLAIM: Over 29,000 incidents of domestic violence and abuse took place in Northern Ireland in 2017.
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ACCURATE
The claim is accurate. On 9 February 2018, Anthony Harbinson (Head of Community Safety Division, Department of Justice) said: “Over 29,000 incidents of [domestic] violence and