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Are 60% against “The Backstop” in Northern Ireland?
15 February 2019
This claim is inaccurate. 35% of all those polled in a LucidTalk poll responded that they would oppose some sort of special status for Northern
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Is border trade 0.5% of UK-EU trade?
14 February 2019
This claim is inaccurate. There are 5,900 lorry (heavy goods vehicle) crossings daily. Cross-border trade represents 0.97% of UK-EU trade; alternative figures may be due
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Europe
Do our farmers receive 62% of income from EU?
5 February 2019
This claim is accurate. The average payment received from the EU (£27,648) in 2016-17 represented 62.4% of total farm income (£44,305). This ratio fluctuates with
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Peace
Semtex and powdered milk: A history of Ireland-Northern Ireland border checks
22 January 2019
At an event in London on 15 January 2019, Arlene Foster (Leader, DUP), stated that during the Troubles there has not been a hard border
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Do 77% of young people not want Brexit?
6 December 2018
This claim is inaccurate. Polls for Great Britain show support from those aged 18-24 for remaining in the EU at between 57% and 71%; for
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Do Northern Ireland pets need passports for Ireland?
5 October 2018
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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Peace
Are there 208 Ireland-Northern Ireland border crossings?
8 June 2018
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
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Europe
Does Northern Ireland sell 60% of its goods to Great Britain?
12 March 2018
This claim is accurate; however the true figure is closer to 56%. The following article is based on a research article published by Full Fact and is
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Law
Do 30,000 people cross Ireland-Northern Ireland border daily?
27 April 2017
This claim is accurate. Indeed, this may be a low estimation, excluding train and other road journeys. Updated on 28 April 2017 With Brexit looming
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Peace
Must the SoS call a post-Brexit border poll?
18 July 2016
This claim is inaccurate. The Secretary of State may bring forth a border poll when presented with evidence that a majority of electors may choose
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Law
What is EU to Northern Ireland net migration?
23 June 2016
The claim is true, but it doesn’t include the number of people migrating from the UK to the EU: net migration in 2015 was +184,000.
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