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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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Suicide in NI: Does Northern Ireland have a deepening suicide crisis?
10 October 2025
CLAIM: Northern Ireland has a suicide crisis that is getting worse. In 2023, 221 people died by suicide, which is an 8% increase on the previous year.
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INACCURATE WITH CONSIDERATION
[If you, or anyone you know, may be at risk of harm there are people you can talk to. Help is available. In Northern Ireland
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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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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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INACCURATE
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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Immigration in NI: Did a local bus company recently drop off a “bus load” of migrants in Lisburn? No.
17 June 2025
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Housing in NI: Is 90% of social housing segregated?
17 April 2025
CLAIM: Across Northern Ireland, 90% of social housing remains segregated.
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During a 25 March Assembly debate on the financial and social impacts of division, Alliance Party MLA Eoin Tennyson claimed: “Over the course of my
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Flags in Northern Ireland: Is Alliance trying to remove the Union Flag from public display?
23 January 2025
CLAIM: The Alliance Party is proposing legislation to remove the Union Flag from and bunting public spaces.
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INACCURATE
In a 10 January post on social media, DUP MP Sammy Wilson claimed: “The Alliance Party are proposing new legislation to remove our National Flag
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Stormont: Has half the legislation planned for Northern Ireland this year failed to appear?
12 December 2024
CLAIM: The Executive will not deliver on the legislative programme for 2024 that was presented to the Assembly. Barely half of the 18 Bills scheduled will appear
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In a statement in the Assembly made on 2 December, Leader of the Opposition and SDLP MLA Matthew O’Toole claimed: “[T]he Executive will not deliver
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What is the scale of immigration into NI?
20 August 2024
CLAIMS: TUV MLA Timothy Gaston claimed that, in the year ending mid-2022, Northern Ireland had a net inward international migration of over 5,000 people. The Alliance Party claimed that, in the same period, net migration was just over 2,300 people.
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On 8 August during an emergency recall debate about racism and violent protests, TUV MLA Timothy Gaston claimed: “I have repeatedly heard it claimed that Articles
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Has Northern Ireland the lowest number of registered asylum seekers in the UK?
7 August 2024
Northern Ireland has the lowest number of registered asylum seekers in any part of the UK. The number of people seeking asylum reduced between March 2023 and March 2024.
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On the BBC Radio Ulster’s Nolan Show on 6 August 2024 [from 1.08], the presenter Stephen Nolan stated the following: “We asked the Home Office