FactCheckNI. Northern Ireland’s first dedicated fact checking service
We are a team of independent fact checkers who identify important public statements relevant to Northern Ireland, interrogate the best available evidence, and publish fact check articles to improve the quality of public debate.
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Europe
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Law
Are over 80% of new asylum seekers in Ireland arriving there from over the land border with NI?
2 May 2024
CLAIM: More than 80% of all new asylum seekers in Ireland travelled to the country over the land border with Northern Ireland.
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UNSUBSTANTIATED
On 23 April in a meeting of the Oireachtas Justice Committee, Ireland’s Minister for Justice Helen McEntee told the committee that over 80% of allArticles
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Environment
Are almost one in eight of all species in NI at risk, amidst an ongoing decline in local woodland?
CLAIM: 12% of all animal, plant and fungus species in Northern Ireland are at risk of extinction, while the area of certified woodland has declined despite increases in other parts of the UK.
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ACCURATE WITH CONSIDERATION/INACCURATE
On 9 April in a debate in the Assembly, Alliance Party MLA John Blair claimed: “…12% of our species are being threatened with extinction andArticles
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Economy
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Health
Are UK child poverty rates over seven times higher than those in Scandinavia?
23 April 2024
CLAIM: Child poverty rates in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland are between 2.4% and 3.6% – while in the UK they are 28.3%.
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INACCURATE
On 26 March in a post on social media, BBC NI journalist Mandy McAuley made a claim about recent child poverty figures in the UKWe have published over 200 fact checks since 2016.
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