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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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Energy on this island: Do Ireland’s data centres now consume nearly a quarter of all electricity in the south?

29 July 2026

CLAIM: In 2025 almost a quarter of the total electricity usage in Ireland came from data centres.

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On 7 July, the Irish Times published an article with a headline claiming: “Data centres account for almost a quarter of Irish electricity usage in

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Farming in NI: Does agriculture underpin an industry worth over £7bn and employing over 100k people?

23 July 2026

CLAIM: Farmers and food producers are the bedrock of a £7.3bn per year industry that provides the equivalent of 109,000 full-time jobs.

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Giving a statement in the Assembly chamber in praise of the Balmoral Show, UUP MLA Robbie Butler claimed: “Farmers and food producers [underpin] what has

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Stormont’s Finances: Understanding Underfunding

15 July 2026

Is Stormont underfunded? If so, how much of that is self-inflicted? What does underfunded, in this context, even mean? It is difficult to understand the

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Public finance in NI: Does Northern Ireland receive relatively less funding than Scotland and Wales?

7 July 2026

CLAIM: If Northern Ireland was funded at similar levels to Wales, it would have around an extra £1bn per year to spend. If it received Scottish levels of funding, it would get an extra £3bn per year.

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In comments published in the Belfast Telegraph on 23 April, First Minister Michelle O’Neill claimed: “[Relatively] speaking, when you compare the funding that Scotland achieve

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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‘