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factcheckni_146_ret_b13_gn | factcheckni_146 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-there-40000-third-level-students-in-the-northwest-of-ireland/ | There are 40,000 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with 7,000 graduates annually ready for employment. | Derry City and Strabane Council | 2019-11-12 | https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-20420501.html | Instead of considering the growth in numbers entering higher education from 15,000 to 42,500 between 1980 and 2014, look at the figures in the context of school leavers. From just 20% in 1980, nearly 60% of those aged 18 to 20 now attend third level. [...] At 58%, our third-level participation rate is one of the highes... | 2016-09-12 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_146_ret_b15_gn | factcheckni_146 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-there-40000-third-level-students-in-the-northwest-of-ireland/ | There are 40,000 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with 7,000 graduates annually ready for employment. | Derry City and Strabane Council | 2019-11-12 | https://www.askaboutmoney.com/threads/have-we-too-many-third-level-students.195537/ | Ireland has too many students - Discuss. Ireland has the highest proportion of 25- to 34-year-olds who have completed third-level education in the EU. Almost half, 47%, of young adults in Ireland have completed third-level education, compared with 39% across the developed world (of OECD members). [...] The proliferatio... | 2015-09-04 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_146_ret_b6_gn | factcheckni_146 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-there-40000-third-level-students-in-the-northwest-of-ireland/ | There are 40,000 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with 7,000 graduates annually ready for employment. | Derry City and Strabane Council | 2019-11-12 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-level_education_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland | Third-level education in the Republic of Ireland includes all education after second-level, encompassing higher education in universities and colleges and further education on Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) and other courses. [...] Entry into third-level is generally very high in Ireland (as it also is in Northern Irel... | 2024-08-22 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_146_ret_bn_g0 | factcheckni_146 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-there-40000-third-level-students-in-the-northwest-of-ireland/ | There are 40,000 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with 7,000 graduates annually ready for employment. | Derry City and Strabane Council | 2019-11-12 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-there-40000-third-level-students-in-the-northwest-of-ireland/ | Available data shows 9,370 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with approximately 3,300 graduates a year in the region. The Ireland Northwest Trade & Investment mission may have included figures for Ulster University Coleraine, which is outside the geography covered by the partnership. Even so, the claim is a la... | 2022-02-27 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_147 | factcheckni_147 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-1-in-5-people-living-with-a-disability/ | 21% of people in Northern Ireland are living with a long-term health problem or disability. | Michael Wardlow | 2016-03-11 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-1-in-5-people-living-with-a-disability/ | This claim is accurate. Dr Michael Wardlow accurately presented the percentage of Northern Ireland residents who are affected by an illness or disability which affects their daily tasks. These rates are in line with the rest of the United Kingdom (UK), and while prevalence in Northern Ireland is slightly above the over... | 2016-03-11 | True | true | true | supports |
factcheckni_147_ret_b18_gn | factcheckni_147 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-1-in-5-people-living-with-a-disability/ | 21% of people in Northern Ireland are living with a long-term health problem or disability. | Michael Wardlow | 2016-03-11 | https://www.nisra.gov.uk/statistics/uk-national-wellbeing-measures-northern-ireland-data/health | - Data on the percentage reporting a disability is sourced from the Labour Force Survey and uses the Government Statistical Service harmonised definition of disability. The definition covers people who report a physical or mental health condition or illnesses lasting or expected to last 12 months or more where this red... | 2021-09-29 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_147_ret_b9_gn | factcheckni_147 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-1-in-5-people-living-with-a-disability/ | 21% of people in Northern Ireland are living with a long-term health problem or disability. | Michael Wardlow | 2016-03-11 | https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/publications/living-long-term-conditions-policy-framework | Living with long term conditions policy framework 26 April 2012 "Living with Long Term Conditions – A Policy Framework" has been developed to provide a strategic driver for the reform and modernisation of services for adults in Northern Ireland living with long term conditions irrespective of condition or care setting. | 2015-11-18 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_147_ret_bn_g10 | factcheckni_147 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-1-in-5-people-living-with-a-disability/ | 21% of people in Northern Ireland are living with a long-term health problem or disability. | Michael Wardlow | 2016-03-11 | https://www.bipolaruk.org/faqs/bipolar-the-facts | Of the people with bipolar alive today in the UK, 70,000 will take their own life unless action is taken.6 The World Health Organisation identifies bipolar as one of the top causes of lost years of life and health in 15 to 44 year olds.7 Many people with bipolar continue to lack the basic support and treatment needed t... | 2014-10-01 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_150 | factcheckni_150 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/is-border-trade-0-5-of-uk-eu-trade/ | There are approximately 100 lorries per day crossing the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, and cross-border trade represents 0.5% of UK-EU trade. | Gerard Batten | 2019-01-30 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/is-border-trade-0-5-of-uk-eu-trade/ | 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 to different measurement practices between countries. | 2019-01-30 | False | true | true | refutes |
factcheckni_150_ret_b0_g0 | factcheckni_150 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/is-border-trade-0-5-of-uk-eu-trade/ | There are approximately 100 lorries per day crossing the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, and cross-border trade represents 0.5% of UK-EU trade. | Gerard Batten | 2019-01-30 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/is-border-trade-0-5-of-uk-eu-trade/ | 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 to different measurement practices between countries. On 30 January 2019, UKIP leader Gerard Batten made three related claims in a tweet regarding the... | 2022-03-02 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_150_ret_b11_gn | factcheckni_150 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/is-border-trade-0-5-of-uk-eu-trade/ | There are approximately 100 lorries per day crossing the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, and cross-border trade represents 0.5% of UK-EU trade. | Gerard Batten | 2019-01-30 | https://brexitlegal.ie/northern-ireland-and-irish-border/ | The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee report on the land border between Northern Ireland and Ireland describes how this regime allows goods to107 pass across the border currently and the possible effects of the UK leaving the Single Market: [...] 111.The trade in live cattle and sheep, and beef and lamb across the Nor... | 2022-11-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_150_ret_b12_gn | factcheckni_150 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/is-border-trade-0-5-of-uk-eu-trade/ | There are approximately 100 lorries per day crossing the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, and cross-border trade represents 0.5% of UK-EU trade. | Gerard Batten | 2019-01-30 | https://theconversation.com/ireland-a-century-of-trade-relations-shows-why-a-soft-border-is-so-important-88498 | The North’s economy was not unaffected by this development. It also coincided with a detente between the two during this period. Starting with the Anglo-Irish Agreement in 1985 and then the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, political relations improved and translated into economic gains. Since the early 1990s there has be... | 2017-12-04 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_150_ret_b8_gn | factcheckni_150 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/is-border-trade-0-5-of-uk-eu-trade/ | There are approximately 100 lorries per day crossing the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, and cross-border trade represents 0.5% of UK-EU trade. | Gerard Batten | 2019-01-30 | https://fullfact.org/europe/irish-border-trade/ | Trade across the Irish border [...] Trade across the Irish border is not simply each side selling goods to one another. A European Parliament paper notes how businesses which operate across the border "often have highly interconnected supply chains covering the island of Ireland and often involving movements across the... | 2018-02-26 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_151 | factcheckni_151 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/is-the-court-of-justice-of-the-eu-the-supreme-court-for-all-protocol-issues/ | The Court of Justice of the European Union is the supreme court for all Northern Ireland Protocol issues. | Jim Allister | 2021-10-11 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/is-the-court-of-justice-of-the-eu-the-supreme-court-for-all-protocol-issues/ | customs and the movement of goods (Article 5) the monthly exchange of information on customs matters (Article 12(2), second subparagraph) technical regulations (Article 7) VAT and excise (Article 8) the single electricity market (Article 9), and state aid (Article 10) | 2021-10-11 | False | true | false | not_applicable |
factcheckni_151_ret_b10_gn | factcheckni_151 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/is-the-court-of-justice-of-the-eu-the-supreme-court-for-all-protocol-issues/ | The Court of Justice of the European Union is the supreme court for all Northern Ireland Protocol issues. | Jim Allister | 2021-10-11 | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/EN/legal-content/summary/the-judicial-system-of-the-european-union-court-of-justice-and-court-of-first-instance.html | THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (CJEC) The Court of Justice comprises as many judges as there are Member States. The number of Advocates-General remains the same (eight), but the Council may at any time decide unanimously to increase their number. [...] The Court of Justice, as the supreme judicial ins... | 2007-09-13 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_151_ret_b1_g4 | factcheckni_151 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/is-the-court-of-justice-of-the-eu-the-supreme-court-for-all-protocol-issues/ | The Court of Justice of the European Union is the supreme court for all Northern Ireland Protocol issues. | Jim Allister | 2021-10-11 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Court_of_Justice | The European Court of Justice (ECJ), formally just the Court of Justice (French: Cour de Justice), is the supreme court of the European Union in matters of European Union law. As a part of the Court of Justice of the European Union, it is tasked with interpreting EU law and ensuring its uniform application across all E... | 2024-10-09 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_151_ret_bn_g0 | factcheckni_151 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/is-the-court-of-justice-of-the-eu-the-supreme-court-for-all-protocol-issues/ | The Court of Justice of the European Union is the supreme court for all Northern Ireland Protocol issues. | Jim Allister | 2021-10-11 | https://www.supremecourt.uk/procedures/practice-direction-11.html | The Court of Justice of the European Union 11.1.1 In this Practice Direction - - unless otherwise stated, an Article referred to by number means the Article so numbered of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, as given effect by sections 7A and 7C of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018; [...] 11.1.2 Under Article 158, t... | 2010-01-11 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_152 | factcheckni_152 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/elections/are-75-of-non-voters-in-northern-ireland-pro-union/ | Three-quarters of non-voters in Northern Ireland are pro-Union. | Peter SHIRLOW | 2021-06-08 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/elections/are-75-of-non-voters-in-northern-ireland-pro-union/ | This article was updated on 16 November 2021. A section that compared the percentage of non-voters identified across four different organisations’ polls was removed. We made this simplification after further discussions with polling organisations. This clarification did not affect FactCheckNI’s original conclusion abou... | 2021-06-08 | True | true | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_152_ret_b1_gn | factcheckni_152 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/elections/are-75-of-non-voters-in-northern-ireland-pro-union/ | Three-quarters of non-voters in Northern Ireland are pro-Union. | Peter SHIRLOW | 2021-06-08 | https://inews.co.uk/news/northern-ireland-non-voters-union-ireland-brexit-survey-403994 | More than three quarters of the half a million people who do not vote in elections in Northern Ireland support the Union, a major academic survey has found. [...] In a report setting out the findings, the lead author of the research project, Professor Jon Tonge from the University of Liverpool, said: "In terms of a bor... | 2020-10-16 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_152_ret_b2_gn | factcheckni_152 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/elections/are-75-of-non-voters-in-northern-ireland-pro-union/ | Three-quarters of non-voters in Northern Ireland are pro-Union. | Peter SHIRLOW | 2021-06-08 | https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2022/12/06/united-ireland-almost-impossible-to-accept-say-large-minority-of-protestant-voters/ | Almost a fifth of voters in Northern Ireland, including nearly a third of voters from a Protestant background, say they would find a vote in favour of a united Ireland "almost impossible to accept", according to an Ipsos opinion poll. [...] In Northern Ireland, just under half (47 per cent) of all voters said they woul... | 2022-12-06 | True | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
factcheckni_152_ret_b9_gn | factcheckni_152 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/elections/are-75-of-non-voters-in-northern-ireland-pro-union/ | Three-quarters of non-voters in Northern Ireland are pro-Union. | Peter SHIRLOW | 2021-06-08 | https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/general-election-the-northern-ireland-non-voters-who-could-transform-electoral-landscape/38716607.html | General Election: The Northern Ireland non-voters who could transform electoral landscape [...] Thousands of non-voters in Northern Ireland and those not registered to vote could potentially transform the political landscape of Northern Ireland, if they took part in elections. New analysis has revealed the extent of no... | 2019-11-22 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_153_ret_b11_gn | factcheckni_153 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/are-uk-passports-produced-by-non-uk-companies-2/ | UK passports are produced by non-UK companies. | Richard Moore | 2020-10-20 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43489462 | The new UK passport to be issued after Brexit will be made in France, the current British manufacturer has said. [...] Gemalto, which has its headquarters in Paris and has a factory in Fareham, said it was aware of the reports regarding the contract to produce the new UK passport. [...] A spokeswoman for the Home Offic... | 2018-03-22 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_153_ret_b4_g11 | factcheckni_153 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/are-uk-passports-produced-by-non-uk-companies-2/ | UK passports are produced by non-UK companies. | Richard Moore | 2020-10-20 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_passport | Pre-Brexit, the contract for printing British passports had been held by British company De La Rue. In 2018, the contract for printing post-Brexit was awarded to Franco-Dutch company Gemalto, which in 2019 became Thales DIS, part of the multinational Thales Group. The passport booklets will be printed more cheaply in P... | 2024-10-03 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_153_ret_b9_gn | factcheckni_153 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/are-uk-passports-produced-by-non-uk-companies-2/ | UK passports are produced by non-UK companies. | Richard Moore | 2020-10-20 | https://www.dw.com/en/post-brexit-uk-passports-to-be-produced-by-french-dutch-company-in-poland/a-52477263 | Ironic or 'iconic': Post-Brexit UK passports made in EU February 22, 2020The UK will roll out new "iconic" blue passports for a post-Brexit Britain in March — but they will be produced in Poland by a French-Dutch company. The announcement that the company Gemalto had won the contract to produce the passports caused con... | 2020-02-22 | True | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
factcheckni_153_ret_bn_g0 | factcheckni_153 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/are-uk-passports-produced-by-non-uk-companies-2/ | UK passports are produced by non-UK companies. | Richard Moore | 2020-10-20 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/are-uk-passports-produced-by-non-uk-companies-2/ | The new (blue) UK passport is produced by Thales Group (headquartered in France). However, passports will be personalised with the holder’s details in the UK. In a Facebook posting, it was claimed that several elements of the production of UK passports are done by non-UK companies. The image also claims that a company ... | 2022-02-26 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_154_ret_b0_gn | factcheckni_154 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/only-84-children-adopted-in-northern-ireland/ | There were 84 children adopted in Northern Ireland in 2018. | EJ Havlin from Adoption UK | 2019-02-12 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/only-84-children-adopted-in-northern-ireland/ | EJ Havlin’s claim referred to the number of adoptions from care; in total, 91 children were adopted in Northern Ireland in 2017-18, which is a low number compared to other years. For 2013-17, Northern Ireland had a lower adoption rate than the rest of the UK, but was similar to that of Ireland. [...] EJ Havlin from Ado... | 2022-03-02 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_154_ret_b2_gn | factcheckni_154 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/only-84-children-adopted-in-northern-ireland/ | There were 84 children adopted in Northern Ireland in 2018. | EJ Havlin from Adoption UK | 2019-02-12 | https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/news/publication-children-adopted-care-northern-ireland-201718 | The Department of Health has today published the ‘Children Adopted from Care in Northern Ireland 2017/18’. This bulletin details statistical information relating to children adopted from care during the year ending 31 March 2018. The tables within the bulletin present a range of information about these children and the... | 2019-01-22 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_154_ret_b4_gn | factcheckni_154 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/only-84-children-adopted-in-northern-ireland/ | There were 84 children adopted in Northern Ireland in 2018. | EJ Havlin from Adoption UK | 2019-02-12 | https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-adopted-from-care-in-northern-ireland-201819 | Children Adopted from Care in Northern Ireland 2018/19 This annual publication details statistical information on children adopted from care in Northern Ireland This annual publication details statistical information on children adopted from care in Northern Ireland during the last financial year. A range of informatio... | 2019-10-03 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_154_ret_b7_gn | factcheckni_154 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/only-84-children-adopted-in-northern-ireland/ | There were 84 children adopted in Northern Ireland in 2018. | EJ Havlin from Adoption UK | 2019-02-12 | https://dera.ioe.ac.uk/id/eprint/32227/ | Children adopted from care in Northern Ireland 2017/18. | 2018-10-01 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_155 | factcheckni_155 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-face-masks-cause-harmful-levels-of-reduced-oxygen/ | Wearing face masks can cause harmful levels of reduced oxygen. | Viral social media post | 2020-10-16 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-face-masks-cause-harmful-levels-of-reduced-oxygen/ | This claim is not accurate. Face masks have no impact on oxygen levels. | 2020-10-16 | False | true | true | refutes |
factcheckni_155_ret_b1_gn | factcheckni_155 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-face-masks-cause-harmful-levels-of-reduced-oxygen/ | Wearing face masks can cause harmful levels of reduced oxygen. | Viral social media post | 2020-10-16 | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-99100-7 | Deliberate misinformation often uses common knowledge to tell an allegedly fact-based story. Some social media accounts connected heavier breathing while wearing FFR with the false claim to reduce blood oxygen saturation. Indeed, respiration behavior (amongst others, frequency and intensity, see37 for a review) changes... | 2021-10-01 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_155_ret_bn_g0 | factcheckni_155 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-face-masks-cause-harmful-levels-of-reduced-oxygen/ | Wearing face masks can cause harmful levels of reduced oxygen. | Viral social media post | 2020-10-16 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/05/30/fact-check-wearing-face-mask-not-cause-hypoxia-hypercapnia/5260106002/ | Another viral meme featuring three people wearing masks while walking on a beach says face mask wearing "reduces oxygen up to 60%" and "increases risk of CO2 poisoning." [...] One Facebook post claimed "wearing a mask for an 8 hour shift can reduce your oxygen intake level to a 93 if you have healthy lungs ... it is no... | 2020-05-30 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_155_ret_bn_g11 | factcheckni_155 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-face-masks-cause-harmful-levels-of-reduced-oxygen/ | Wearing face masks can cause harmful levels of reduced oxygen. | Viral social media post | 2020-10-16 | https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/COVID-19/Pages/Mask-Mythbusters.aspx | There have been concerns that face masks can reduce oxygen intake, and can lead to low blood oxygen levels, known as hypoxemia. However, masks are made from breathable materials that will not block the oxygen your child needs. Masks have not been shown to affect a child's ability to focus or learn in school. The vast m... | 2020-08-13 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_156 | factcheckni_156 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/northern-ireland-lowest-disposable-income-in-the-uk/ | Northern Ireland has the lowest disposable income in the UK. | John Mulgrew | 2016-03-14 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/northern-ireland-lowest-disposable-income-in-the-uk/ | This claim is accurate. While Northern Ireland is experiencing growth in discretionary income, it is still disproportionately behind the rest of the UK. | 2016-03-14 | True | true | true | supports |
factcheckni_156_ret_b12_gn | factcheckni_156 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/northern-ireland-lowest-disposable-income-in-the-uk/ | Northern Ireland has the lowest disposable income in the UK. | John Mulgrew | 2016-03-14 | https://www.4ni.co.uk/northern-ireland-news/285249/ni-has-uk-s-lowest-disposable-income | NI Has UK's Lowest Disposable Income [...] As the UK's worst performing region, it means the average family in NI has only £127 per week at its disposal once all taxes, essential items and bills have been paid. [...] The average Northern Irish household had a disposable income of £100 per week in the first quarter of 2... | 2022-05-05 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_156_ret_b6_gn | factcheckni_156 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/northern-ireland-lowest-disposable-income-in-the-uk/ | Northern Ireland has the lowest disposable income in the UK. | John Mulgrew | 2016-03-14 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-36386889 | NI population has lowest disposable income in UK - Published People in Northern Ireland have, on average, the lowest disposable incomes of any UK region, figures from the Office for National Statistics suggest. [...] That gives the west and south of Northern Ireland the sixth lowest disposable income per head across al... | 2016-05-26 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_156_ret_bn_g14 | factcheckni_156 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/northern-ireland-lowest-disposable-income-in-the-uk/ | Northern Ireland has the lowest disposable income in the UK. | John Mulgrew | 2016-03-14 | https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-in-northern-ireland-2013-to-2014 | Households below average income in Northern Ireland, 2013 to 2014 Information on the standard of living in Northern Ireland, focusing on lower income families, by disposable income This report is the twelfth in the Northern Ireland Households Below Average Income Series and principally gives information on the income d... | 2015-09-03 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_156_ret_bn_g2 | factcheckni_156 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/northern-ireland-lowest-disposable-income-in-the-uk/ | Northern Ireland has the lowest disposable income in the UK. | John Mulgrew | 2016-03-14 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-27696497 | ONS survey suggests NI disposable incomes lowest in UK - Published People in Northern Ireland typically have the lowest disposal incomes of any part of the UK, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). [...] Northern Ireland's disposable income gap with the rest of the UK narrowed during the b... | 2014-06-04 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_157 | factcheckni_157 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/elections/are-there-only-dup-members-in-the-house-of-lords/ | There are only DUP members (who are/were members of a Northern Ireland political party) in the House of Lords | Andrew Adonis | 2020-01-06 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/elections/are-there-only-dup-members-in-the-house-of-lords/ | John Alderdice (Lord Alderdice of Knock; Liberal Democrat): previous leader of Alliance Party; Ken Maginnis (Lord Maginnis of Drumblass; Independent Ulster Unionist): previous MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UUP); John Taylor (Lord Kilclooney of Armagh; Crossbench): previous MP for Strangford (UUP); David Trimble (L... | 2020-01-06 | False | true | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_157_ret_b13_gn | factcheckni_157 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/elections/are-there-only-dup-members-in-the-house-of-lords/ | There are only DUP members (who are/were members of a Northern Ireland political party) in the House of Lords | Andrew Adonis | 2020-01-06 | https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2023/09/10/news/dup_-_democratic_unionist_party-3629440/ | The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is the largest unionist political party in Northern Ireland. [...] There are eight DUP MPs in Westminster following the 2019 general election. They are Sammy Wilson, Gavin Robinson, Jeffrey Donaldson, Jim Shannon, Gregory Campbell, Paul Girvan, Carla Lockhart and Ian Paisley. Former ... | 2023-09-10 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_157_ret_b17_gn | factcheckni_157 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/elections/are-there-only-dup-members-in-the-house-of-lords/ | There are only DUP members (who are/were members of a Northern Ireland political party) in the House of Lords | Andrew Adonis | 2020-01-06 | https://theweek.com/general-election-2017/85445/who-are-northern-irelands-dup-and-what-do-they-believe | Enter, once again, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP): the conservative Northern Irish loyalists who have so often been a thorn in the side of government plans since their entry into a confidence-and-supply arrangement with the Tories in 2017. [...] Founded by the late Ian Paisley in 1971, at the height of the Norther... | 2019-10-17 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_157_ret_b1_g1 | factcheckni_157 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/elections/are-there-only-dup-members-in-the-house-of-lords/ | There are only DUP members (who are/were members of a Northern Ireland political party) in the House of Lords | Andrew Adonis | 2020-01-06 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party | The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is a unionist, loyalist, British nationalist[4][7] and national conservative political party in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1971 during the Troubles by Ian Paisley, who led the party for the next 37 years. It is currently led by Gavin Robinson, who initially stepped in as an ... | 2019-02-08 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_158_ret_b18_gn | factcheckni_158 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/can-northern-ireland-landlords-get-larger-rates-reductions-than-renters-and-owner-occupiers/ | Renters and owner-occupiers may have to pay their rates in full, while landlords can get a 10% allowance off their own rates bills. Since 1996, the private rental sector has grown significantly – from negligible size to around 13% of homes today, a similar proportion to the Housing Executive and all housing association... | Paul Gosling | 2023-10-25 | https://england.shelter.org.uk/professional_resources/legal/benefits/universal_credit/universal_credit_housing_costs_element_payment_condition | private renters social renters owner occupiers [...] Social renters and owner-occupiers [...] Additional restrictions for owner-occupiers | 2023-03-07 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_158_ret_b1_gn | factcheckni_158 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/can-northern-ireland-landlords-get-larger-rates-reductions-than-renters-and-owner-occupiers/ | Renters and owner-occupiers may have to pay their rates in full, while landlords can get a 10% allowance off their own rates bills. Since 1996, the private rental sector has grown significantly – from negligible size to around 13% of homes today, a similar proportion to the Housing Executive and all housing association... | Paul Gosling | 2023-10-25 | https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/rates-rental-properties | Tenants can receive full or partial Housing Benefit Rate Relief to help pay their rates. The Housing Executive can pay this directly to: [...] Tenants in private rented housing can receive full or partial Rate Rebate to help pay their rates. LPS credits a tenant's Rate Rebate to the rate account of the property where t... | 2024-08-19 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_158_ret_b4_gn | factcheckni_158 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/can-northern-ireland-landlords-get-larger-rates-reductions-than-renters-and-owner-occupiers/ | Renters and owner-occupiers may have to pay their rates in full, while landlords can get a 10% allowance off their own rates bills. Since 1996, the private rental sector has grown significantly – from negligible size to around 13% of homes today, a similar proportion to the Housing Executive and all housing association... | Paul Gosling | 2023-10-25 | https://www.housingrights.org.uk/landlords/rent-and-rates/rates-private-tenancies | Rates in private tenancies [...] Discounts on rates bills for landlords You can get a 10% discount if you pay the rates bill for all your properties by 30 September each year. | 2022-01-01 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_158_ret_bn_g0 | factcheckni_158 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/can-northern-ireland-landlords-get-larger-rates-reductions-than-renters-and-owner-occupiers/ | Renters and owner-occupiers may have to pay their rates in full, while landlords can get a 10% allowance off their own rates bills. Since 1996, the private rental sector has grown significantly – from negligible size to around 13% of homes today, a similar proportion to the Housing Executive and all housing association... | Paul Gosling | 2023-10-25 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/can-northern-ireland-landlords-get-larger-rates-reductions-than-renters-and-owner-occupiers/ | Landlords who pay rates bills by a set deadline receive a 10% allowance off their total bill. Owner-occupiers and renters who are responsible for paying rates can also receive a reduction in their bill, albeit this discount (4%) is lower than the help for landlords. [...] Mr Gosling suggests that "while tenants and own... | 2024-01-11 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_161 | factcheckni_161 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/is-irish-the-only-language-banned-in-northern-ireland-courts/ | Only the Irish language is banned in courts in Northern Ireland. | Linda Ervine | 2018-08-03 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/is-irish-the-only-language-banned-in-northern-ireland-courts/ | 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 English. Whether this policy is informed by the Penal Laws is currently contested. | 2018-08-03 | False | true | true | insufficient-refutes |
factcheckni_161_ret_b11_gn | factcheckni_161 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/is-irish-the-only-language-banned-in-northern-ireland-courts/ | Only the Irish language is banned in courts in Northern Ireland. | Linda Ervine | 2018-08-03 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_and_Language_(Northern_Ireland)_Act_2022 | The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 (c. 45) is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom providing "official recognition of the status of the Irish language" in Northern Ireland, with Ulster Scots being an officially recognised minority language. [...] - repeal a 1737 ban on the use of Irish in North... | 2024-09-09 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
factcheckni_161_ret_b4_gn | factcheckni_161 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/is-irish-the-only-language-banned-in-northern-ireland-courts/ | Only the Irish language is banned in courts in Northern Ireland. | Linda Ervine | 2018-08-03 | https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/ban-on-irish-language-in-courts-to-be-challenged | NI: Ban on Irish language in courts to be challenged Northern Ireland’s Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir has announced plans to challenge laws preventing the use of the Irish language in Northern Ireland courts. [...] Under the provisions of the Act, court proceedings in Northern Ireland must be carried out in Engl... | 2017-01-16 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_161_ret_b5_gn | factcheckni_161 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/is-irish-the-only-language-banned-in-northern-ireland-courts/ | Only the Irish language is banned in courts in Northern Ireland. | Linda Ervine | 2018-08-03 | https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/o-muilleoir-wants-to-end-279-year-old-ban-on-irish-in-courts-in-northern-ireland/35297937.html | O Muilleoir wants to end 279-year-old ban on Irish in courts in Northern Ireland Finance Minister Mairtin O Muilleoir has called for the overturning of a centuries-old ban on the use of the Irish language in the courts. A British penal law enacted in 1737 that requires court proceedings to be in English remains in forc... | 2016-12-16 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
factcheckni_162 | factcheckni_162 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/are-82-of-the-public-wearing-face-masks-on-translink-buses-and-trains/ | 82% of the public are now wearing face masks [or coverings] on Translink buses and trains in Northern Ireland. | Arlene Foster | 2021-08-06 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/are-82-of-the-public-wearing-face-masks-on-translink-buses-and-trains/ | On 30 July 2020, surveys were conducted on 38 separate train services (across the Portadown, Bangor, Larne, Londonderry and Portrush lines); with a full passenger count taken by the on-board conductor along with the number of customers wearing a face covering; Between 30 and 31 July 2020, similar surveys were conducted... | 2021-08-06 | True | true | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_162_ret_b11_gn | factcheckni_162 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/are-82-of-the-public-wearing-face-masks-on-translink-buses-and-trains/ | 82% of the public are now wearing face masks [or coverings] on Translink buses and trains in Northern Ireland. | Arlene Foster | 2021-08-06 | https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/translink-clarifies-policy-masks-northern-23115151 | Translink has clarified its policy on the wearing of face masks on public transport across Northern Ireland. [...] A Translink spokesperson told Belfast Live : "We continue to follow public health guidance regarding the wearing of face coverings. "To help keep everyone safe and in line with the latest guidance, we are ... | 2022-02-16 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_162_ret_bn_g0 | factcheckni_162 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/are-82-of-the-public-wearing-face-masks-on-translink-buses-and-trains/ | 82% of the public are now wearing face masks [or coverings] on Translink buses and trains in Northern Ireland. | Arlene Foster | 2021-08-06 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/are-82-of-the-public-wearing-face-masks-on-translink-buses-and-trains/ | Translink’s statistics indicate that over 80% of passengers were wearing face coverings on its services at the end of July. At a press conference on 6 August 2020, Northern Ireland First Minister, Arlene Foster MLA, claimed (starts 54:52) "82% of the public are now wearing masks on Translink buses and trains." [...] - ... | 2022-02-26 | True | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
factcheckni_163 | factcheckni_163 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/do-the-doj-and-nio-joint-fund-an-8-million-a-year-programme-to-engage-directly-with-paramilitary-organisations/ | The DOJ and NIO joint fund an £8 million a year Programme for Tackling Paramilitary Activity and Organised Crime that funds engagement directly with paramilitary organisations, such as the UVF, UFF, RHC, and UDA. | Ian PAISLEY | 2021-06-02 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/do-the-doj-and-nio-joint-fund-an-8-million-a-year-programme-to-engage-directly-with-paramilitary-organisations/ | Action A8: Review of protocols for engagement; and Action B4: Communities in transition. | 2021-06-02 | False | true | false | not_applicable |
factcheckni_163_ret_b12_gn | factcheckni_163 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/do-the-doj-and-nio-joint-fund-an-8-million-a-year-programme-to-engage-directly-with-paramilitary-organisations/ | The DOJ and NIO joint fund an £8 million a year Programme for Tackling Paramilitary Activity and Organised Crime that funds engagement directly with paramilitary organisations, such as the UVF, UFF, RHC, and UDA. | Ian PAISLEY | 2021-06-02 | https://www.justice-ni.gov.uk/publications/tackling-paramilitary-activity-criminality-and-organised-crime-action-plan | Tackling Paramilitary Activity, Criminality, and Organised Crime Action Plan | 2021-02-08 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_163_ret_b3_gn | factcheckni_163 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/do-the-doj-and-nio-joint-fund-an-8-million-a-year-programme-to-engage-directly-with-paramilitary-organisations/ | The DOJ and NIO joint fund an £8 million a year Programme for Tackling Paramilitary Activity and Organised Crime that funds engagement directly with paramilitary organisations, such as the UVF, UFF, RHC, and UDA. | Ian PAISLEY | 2021-06-02 | https://www.justice-ni.gov.uk/news/ending-harm-inflicted-people-and-communities-by-paramilitaries-and-criminals-executive-priority-says | Announcing a mix of immediate and longer term funding to extend the cross-Executive Tackling Paramilitarism, Criminality and Organised Crime Programme, Justice Minister Naomi Long said paramilitaries hold communities back, exploit them, deny them opportunities they deserve and hurt them, in many cases maiming people an... | 2021-04-28 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_163_ret_b9_gn | factcheckni_163 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/do-the-doj-and-nio-joint-fund-an-8-million-a-year-programme-to-engage-directly-with-paramilitary-organisations/ | The DOJ and NIO joint fund an £8 million a year Programme for Tackling Paramilitary Activity and Organised Crime that funds engagement directly with paramilitary organisations, such as the UVF, UFF, RHC, and UDA. | Ian PAISLEY | 2021-06-02 | https://www.thedetail.tv/articles/questionable-funding-for-psni-under-fresh-start-agreement | Meanwhile, Stormont’s ‘interim’ Tackling Paramilitary Activity, Criminality and Organised Crime review, published last year, referenced how "almost £18m (went) directly to community and voluntary sector partners to help build community capacity and deliver area-based interventions". [...] "The ‘tackling paramilitary ac... | 2021-06-04 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_163_ret_bn_g0 | factcheckni_163 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/do-the-doj-and-nio-joint-fund-an-8-million-a-year-programme-to-engage-directly-with-paramilitary-organisations/ | The DOJ and NIO joint fund an £8 million a year Programme for Tackling Paramilitary Activity and Organised Crime that funds engagement directly with paramilitary organisations, such as the UVF, UFF, RHC, and UDA. | Ian PAISLEY | 2021-06-02 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/do-the-doj-and-nio-joint-fund-an-8-million-a-year-programme-to-engage-directly-with-paramilitary-organisations/ | The cross-department Executive Programme for Tackling Paramilitary Activity and Organised Crime receives funds from the Northern Ireland Executive, and is not jointly funded by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Northern Ireland Office (NIO). To date, there is no evidence of funds being provided for engagement dir... | 2022-02-26 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
factcheckni_166 | factcheckni_166 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/has-the-dup-brought-an-extra-1bn/ | Arlene Foster, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, said that the party delivered “an extra billion pounds” for Northern Ireland. | Arlene Foster | 2019-07-31 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/has-the-dup-brought-an-extra-1bn/ | infrastructure development (£200m for 2 years) health service transformation (£100m for 2 years) broadband development (£75m for 2 years) immediate pressures in health and education (£50m for 2 years) pockets of severe deprivation (£20m for 5 years) mental health (£10m for 5 years) | 2019-07-31 | True | true | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_166_ret_b0_g0 | factcheckni_166 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/has-the-dup-brought-an-extra-1bn/ | Arlene Foster, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, said that the party delivered “an extra billion pounds” for Northern Ireland. | Arlene Foster | 2019-07-31 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/has-the-dup-brought-an-extra-1bn/ | On 31 July 2019, Arlene Foster — the leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) — said that her party will not apologise for "delivering an extra billion pounds" for Northern Ireland. She added: "Not any other party that has stood before you today has delivered one penny of money for the people of Nor... | 2022-03-02 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_166_ret_b6_gn | factcheckni_166 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/has-the-dup-brought-an-extra-1bn/ | Arlene Foster, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, said that the party delivered “an extra billion pounds” for Northern Ireland. | Arlene Foster | 2019-07-31 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-34776780 | Arlene Foster: Profile of the Democratic Unionist Party leader - Published Arlene Foster, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), could be about to become the second most important person in British politics. [...] She became leader of the Democratic Unionist Party in December 2015 and, the following month, she ... | 2017-06-13 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_166_ret_bn_g2 | factcheckni_166 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/has-the-dup-brought-an-extra-1bn/ | Arlene Foster, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, said that the party delivered “an extra billion pounds” for Northern Ireland. | Arlene Foster | 2019-07-31 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40403434 | There will be £1bn extra for Northern Ireland over the next two years. [...] There will be £1.5bn in funding - consisting of £1bn of new money and £500m of previously announced funds - to be spent over the next two years on infrastructure, health and education in Northern Ireland, money Mrs Foster said was needed to ad... | 2017-06-26 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_166_ret_bn_g3 | factcheckni_166 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/has-the-dup-brought-an-extra-1bn/ | Arlene Foster, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, said that the party delivered “an extra billion pounds” for Northern Ireland. | Arlene Foster | 2019-07-31 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative%E2%80%93DUP_agreement | The agreement stated that votes related to any other matters in the Commons will be agreed on a case-by-case basis, overseen by a coordination committee made up of both parties. The DUP secured an extra £1 billion of funding for Northern Ireland, with the money focused on health, infrastructure and education budgets.[6... | 2024-09-12 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_168 | factcheckni_168 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/how-much-do-mlas-earn-or-not/ | MLAs were paid “nearly £2.2 million” in salaries up to 3rd September 2017. | Progressive Politics NI | 2017-06-29 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/how-much-do-mlas-earn-or-not/ | the First and deputy First Ministers the Speaker and Deputy Speakers the members of the Assembly Commission | 2017-06-29 | True | true | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_168_ret_b0_g0 | factcheckni_168 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/how-much-do-mlas-earn-or-not/ | MLAs were paid “nearly £2.2 million” in salaries up to 3rd September 2017. | Progressive Politics NI | 2017-06-29 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/how-much-do-mlas-earn-or-not/ | Progressive Politics NI claimed that MLAs were paid "nearly £2.2 million" in salaries up to 3rd September 2017. Is this accurate? [...] FactCheckNI asked PPNI to explain how it calculated its estimate of "nearly £2.2 million"; it replied that it was based on MLAs earning a salary of £48,000 p.a. For the period of 13/3/... | 2022-02-26 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_168_ret_b13_gn | factcheckni_168 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/how-much-do-mlas-earn-or-not/ | MLAs were paid “nearly £2.2 million” in salaries up to 3rd September 2017. | Progressive Politics NI | 2017-06-29 | https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/mlas-earn-twice-national-average-as-1000-pay-hike-takes-salaries-up-to-49k/34568702.html | MLAs earn twice national average as £1,000 pay hike takes salaries up to £49k Pat McCartan chaired the panel which looked at MLAs’ salaries [...] MLAs have been awarded a new £1,000-a-year pay boost - even before the next Assembly is elected. | 2016-03-24 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_168_ret_b5_gn | factcheckni_168 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/how-much-do-mlas-earn-or-not/ | MLAs were paid “nearly £2.2 million” in salaries up to 3rd September 2017. | Progressive Politics NI | 2017-06-29 | https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/stormont-mlas-get-1k-pay-rise-in-radical-reform-of-expenses-and-salaries/34565873.html | Northern Ireland's MLAs are set to get a £1,000 pay rise as an Independent Financial Review Panel announced radical changes to salaries, expenses and pensions. [...] MLA’s salary shall increase by £1,000 to £49,000 and by £500 each April if inflation (CPI for previous September) is greater than 1%. [...] "Our decisions... | 2016-03-23 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_169 | factcheckni_169 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/law/do-half-of-freed-criminals-reoffend-within-a-year/ | Almost half of criminals released from prison in Northern Ireland went on to re-offend within 12 months of being freed. | David Ford | 2015-11-11 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/law/do-half-of-freed-criminals-reoffend-within-a-year/ | The claim is accurate. However, while the article does break down re-offending rates among criminals released from prison, the majority of offenders receive sentences that do not require time in prison. The re-offending rate for Northern Ireland in 2012/13 was 18.5% for all offenders, which is similar to the rate docum... | 2015-11-11 | True | true | true | supports |
factcheckni_169_ret_b4_gn | factcheckni_169 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/law/do-half-of-freed-criminals-reoffend-within-a-year/ | Almost half of criminals released from prison in Northern Ireland went on to re-offend within 12 months of being freed. | David Ford | 2015-11-11 | https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/more-than-half-of-ni-prisoners-released-in-201213-went-on-to-re-offend | NI: More than half of NI prisoners released in 2012/13 went on to re-offend Almost half of prisoners released from custody in Northern Ireland in 2012/13 went on to re-offend, according to new figures published by Justice Minister David Ford. Responding to a written question in the Northern Ireland Assembly, Mr Ford sa... | 2015-11-30 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_169_ret_bn_g10 | factcheckni_169 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/law/do-half-of-freed-criminals-reoffend-within-a-year/ | Almost half of criminals released from prison in Northern Ireland went on to re-offend within 12 months of being freed. | David Ford | 2015-11-11 | https://doingtime.co.uk/how-probation-works/how-does-the-probation-service-work/ | Probation trusts are responsible for overseeing offenders released from prison on licence and those on community sentences made by judges and magistrates in the courts. If you are sentenced to under 12 months you are usually releases after 6 month months and the rest of your sentence is "on license". Your licence will ... | 2014-07-13 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_170 | factcheckni_170 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/elections/do-most-uup-voters-intend-to-transfer-to-nationalist-parties-ahead-of-other-unionists-in-the-may-elections/ | According to polling, most people planning to cast a first preference vote for the UUP in May’s Assembly election will switch their vote to nationalists before they provide a transfer to other unionist parties. | Unionist Voice | 2022-04-04 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/elections/do-most-uup-voters-intend-to-transfer-to-nationalist-parties-ahead-of-other-unionists-in-the-may-elections/ | Only 7% of UUP voters plan to switch to a nationalist party first, according to the survey. While 31% say their first move will be to Alliance, that isn’t a nationalist party. 42% intend to first transfer to another unionist party: DUP, TUV or the NI Conservatives | 2022-04-04 | False | true | true | refutes |
factcheckni_170_ret_bn_g14 | factcheckni_170 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/elections/do-most-uup-voters-intend-to-transfer-to-nationalist-parties-ahead-of-other-unionists-in-the-may-elections/ | According to polling, most people planning to cast a first preference vote for the UUP in May’s Assembly election will switch their vote to nationalists before they provide a transfer to other unionist parties. | Unionist Voice | 2022-04-04 | https://www.assemblyresearchmatters.org/2016/10/12/election-2016-an-analysis-of-results-and-transfers/ | Table 2 Nationalist Share of Vote (%), Assembly elections, 1998 – 2016 [...] In summary, of the parties elected, the UUP received most transferred votes (25%), followed by the DUP (22%), Sinn Féin (14%), SDLP (13%), Alliance (11%), Green Party (4%), TUV (3%) and People Before Profit Alliance (1%). [...] In contrast, Al... | 2016-10-12 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_170_ret_bn_g18 | factcheckni_170 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/elections/do-most-uup-voters-intend-to-transfer-to-nationalist-parties-ahead-of-other-unionists-in-the-may-elections/ | According to polling, most people planning to cast a first preference vote for the UUP in May’s Assembly election will switch their vote to nationalists before they provide a transfer to other unionist parties. | Unionist Voice | 2022-04-04 | https://politicalreform.ie/2017/03/03/vote-2017-northern-ireland-election-do-transfers-matter/ | One notable departure from the conventional trajectory of Northern Ireland elections was the comments by the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Mike Nesbitt on 13 February. In an interview on the BBC, Mr. Nesbitt announced he would be transferring his preference vote to the nationalist SDLP once he had voted for all UU... | 2017-03-03 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_170_ret_bn_g6 | factcheckni_170 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/elections/do-most-uup-voters-intend-to-transfer-to-nationalist-parties-ahead-of-other-unionists-in-the-may-elections/ | According to polling, most people planning to cast a first preference vote for the UUP in May’s Assembly election will switch their vote to nationalists before they provide a transfer to other unionist parties. | Unionist Voice | 2022-04-04 | https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/latest-news-and-research/publications/the-2016-northern-ireland-assembly-election/ | Our second big question is whether Protestant and Catholic voters in 2016 had distinctive preferences. Table 5 shows that distinctiveness in respect of first preferences. The three panels in this table correspond to the three major party ‘blocs’ that dominate Northern Irish politics: unionists in the top panel, nationa... | 2017-02-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
factcheckni_170_ret_bn_g9 | factcheckni_170 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/elections/do-most-uup-voters-intend-to-transfer-to-nationalist-parties-ahead-of-other-unionists-in-the-may-elections/ | According to polling, most people planning to cast a first preference vote for the UUP in May’s Assembly election will switch their vote to nationalists before they provide a transfer to other unionist parties. | Unionist Voice | 2022-04-04 | https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/explaining-sinn-feins-electoral-success/ | The UUP secured 10 seats, losing 6 seats despite largely keeping its vote share the same, while the SDLP retained all of its 12 seats. This now means that the combined seat share of Unionist parties (38 seats) is smaller than that of nationalist parties (39 seats). Meanwhile the Alliance Party, which attempts to sit ou... | 2017-03-06 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_171_ret_bn_g0 | factcheckni_171 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/do-more-than-700000-born-in-northern-ireland-have-an-irish-passport/ | More than 700,000 people born in Northern Ireland have an Irish passport. | BBC Northern Ireland | 2021-01-29 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/do-more-than-700000-born-in-northern-ireland-have-an-irish-passport/ | On the 29 January 2020, BBC Newsline made the following claim in an item discussing whether having an Irish passport would be an advantage after Brexit: "More than 700,000 people born in Northern Ireland now have an Irish passport." Less than a minute later in the item: "Almost half of people born in Northern Ireland n... | 2022-03-03 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_171_ret_bn_g1 | factcheckni_171 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/europe/do-more-than-700000-born-in-northern-ireland-have-an-irish-passport/ | More than 700,000 people born in Northern Ireland have an Irish passport. | BBC Northern Ireland | 2021-01-29 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-51287687 | At least 700,000 people born in Northern Ireland now hold an Irish passport. [...] With Brexit approaching on Friday, will people with Irish passports retain more rights than those with British passports living in Northern Ireland? [...] On a visit to Belfast on Monday, the European Union's chief negotiator Michel Barn... | 2020-01-29 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_18 | factcheckni_18 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/thejournal-ie-did-the-dup-really-never-commit-to-an-irish-language-act/ | The DUP at no point has ever agreed to establish an Irish Language Act with the UK government, with the Irish government, with Sinn Féin or anybody else. | Edwin Poots | 2017-01-17 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/thejournal-ie-did-the-dup-really-never-commit-to-an-irish-language-act/ | The St Andrew’s Agreement committed the UK Government to an Irish Language Act, but subsequent legislation compelled the Northern Ireland Executive to produce a strategy (which may or may not include an Irish Language Act). | 2017-01-17 | True | true | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_18_ret_bn_g0 | factcheckni_18 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/thejournal-ie-did-the-dup-really-never-commit-to-an-irish-language-act/ | The DUP at no point has ever agreed to establish an Irish Language Act with the UK government, with the Irish government, with Sinn Féin or anybody else. | Edwin Poots | 2017-01-17 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/thejournal-ie-did-the-dup-really-never-commit-to-an-irish-language-act/ | LAST WEEK, A DUP member claimed that his party had never agreed to establish an Irish Language Act in Northern Ireland. [...] On the other side of the debate is Sinn Féin’s take. Sinn Féin’s Conor Murphy, a former Minister for Regional Development in the Assembly said that the DUP committed to an Irish Language Act as ... | 2022-02-27 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_18_ret_bn_g15 | factcheckni_18 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/thejournal-ie-did-the-dup-really-never-commit-to-an-irish-language-act/ | The DUP at no point has ever agreed to establish an Irish Language Act with the UK government, with the Irish government, with Sinn Féin or anybody else. | Edwin Poots | 2017-01-17 | https://www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-business/official-report/reports-97-98/01-july-1998/ | With regard to the issues put to the Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party by the Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, what is the policy of the Ulster Unionists on sitting down with Sinn Fein, which, according to the Prime Minister, is inextricably linked with Provisional IRA, while the Provisional IRA declares that... | 1998-07-01 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_18_ret_bn_g8 | factcheckni_18 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/thejournal-ie-did-the-dup-really-never-commit-to-an-irish-language-act/ | The DUP at no point has ever agreed to establish an Irish Language Act with the UK government, with the Irish government, with Sinn Féin or anybody else. | Edwin Poots | 2017-01-17 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-38881559 | DUP will never agree to Irish language act, says Foster - Published The DUP will never agree to an Irish language act, its leader has said. [...] The introduction of an Irish language act is a key demand of Sinn Féin going into the assembly election. | 2017-02-06 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_19 | factcheckni_19 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/did-almost-1500-people-die-in-ni-in-one-year-because-of-long-waits-in-ae/ | There is strong evidence that in 2022, delays in Northern Ireland’s emergency departments led to the premature deaths of 1,434 people. | Dr Russell McLaughlin | 2024-01-21 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/did-almost-1500-people-die-in-ni-in-one-year-because-of-long-waits-in-ae/ | Research shows that longer waits in A&E lead to more patient deaths in the 30 days after that hospital visit. By combining those research findings with NI’s waiting time figures, it is possible to make some estimates about the number of additional deaths resulting from longer waits. FactCheckNI’s own calculations led t... | 2024-01-21 | True | true | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_19_ret_bn_g2 | factcheckni_19 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/did-almost-1500-people-die-in-ni-in-one-year-because-of-long-waits-in-ae/ | There is strong evidence that in 2022, delays in Northern Ireland’s emergency departments led to the premature deaths of 1,434 people. | Dr Russell McLaughlin | 2024-01-21 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/did-three-times-as-many-people-die-from-delays-in-ae-in-2022-than-died-during-the-worst-year-of-the-troubles/ | - According to an analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, in 2022 in NI a total of 1,434 people died due to delays in emergency departments. [...] An analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) found that, in 2022, delays in emergency departments in Northern Ireland led to 1,434 premature de... | 2024-06-03 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_21 | factcheckni_21 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/does-no-one-in-mid-ulster-speak-irish/ | No one in Mid Ulster speaks Irish as their first language. | DUP councillor Clement Cuthbertson | 2019-03-15 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/does-no-one-in-mid-ulster-speak-irish/ | This claim is inaccurate. 440 people living in the local government district spoke Irish as their first language, according to the 2011 Census. 22,986 people have some knowledge of the Irish language in this jurisdiction. | 2019-03-15 | False | true | true | refutes |
factcheckni_21_ret_b12_gn | factcheckni_21 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/does-no-one-in-mid-ulster-speak-irish/ | No one in Mid Ulster speaks Irish as their first language. | DUP councillor Clement Cuthbertson | 2019-03-15 | https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/go-dte-mar-ata-tu-how-to-make-sense-of-ulster-irish-1.3047834 | The form of Irish spoken in Ulster these days is essentially Donegal Irish, nuanced by the local, predominantly Belfast accent. [...] It’s a different proposition when Ulster Irish is spoken, becoming as understandable to some ears as Swahili. That said, there are differences between Ulster Irish and the rest. Take the... | 2017-04-13 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_21_ret_b16_gn | factcheckni_21 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/does-no-one-in-mid-ulster-speak-irish/ | No one in Mid Ulster speaks Irish as their first language. | DUP councillor Clement Cuthbertson | 2019-03-15 | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/language-variation-and-change/article/abs/northern-subject-rule-in-ulster-how-scots-how-english/4A50463BA338D21CCCB041E80C6B7E16 | Although Scots dominated in much of County Down, there were also Yorkshiremen in North Down (Braidwood, 1964:14); people from Devon, Cheshire, and Lancashire settled in the northwest of the county and along the River Lagan (Braidwood, 1964:20), where we find Moira, another of our locations. Bordering on this area, in S... | 2003-03-09 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_21_ret_b5_gn | factcheckni_21 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/does-no-one-in-mid-ulster-speak-irish/ | No one in Mid Ulster speaks Irish as their first language. | DUP councillor Clement Cuthbertson | 2019-03-15 | https://www.derrynow.com/news/home/919201/ni-census-2021-mid-ulster-the-most-ethnically-diverse-area-outside-belfast.html | 91.85% of Mid Ulster residents indicated English was their main language – the lowest figure in Northern Ireland. [...] Irish (0.47% - 682) saw the fifth highest figure for main language in Mid Ulster, behind Tetun – the language of East Timor – at 0-.84% (1,210). [...] The number of those in Mid Ulster who indicated t... | 2022-09-23 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_21_ret_bn_g0 | factcheckni_21 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/does-no-one-in-mid-ulster-speak-irish/ | No one in Mid Ulster speaks Irish as their first language. | DUP councillor Clement Cuthbertson | 2019-03-15 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/peace/does-no-one-in-mid-ulster-speak-irish/ | The Mid Ulster District Council launched an Irish language version of the council’s recycling guide on 13 March 2019. The guide is published in nine languages. DUP councillor Clement Cuthbertson told the News Letter on 15 March it "is actually producing unnecessary waste", saying "no one in Mid Ulster speaks Irish as t... | 2022-02-27 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_24 | factcheckni_24 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/did-the-executive-promise-equal-cash-to-rebuild-windsor-park-casement-park-and-ravenhill/ | The NI Executive’s commitment to provide financial support for new football, GAA and rugby stadiums involved an equal split between sports. | Jamie Bryson | 2023-11-10 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/did-the-executive-promise-equal-cash-to-rebuild-windsor-park-casement-park-and-ravenhill/ | Following the collapse of plans to build a single national stadium on the site of the former Maze/Long Kesh prison, the NI Executive agreed to support redevelopment of stadiums for football, GAA and rugby, individually. This was never agreed as a financial “equal split” between three sports or three sporting associatio... | 2023-11-10 | False | true | true | refutes |
factcheckni_24_ret_b10_gn | factcheckni_24 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/did-the-executive-promise-equal-cash-to-rebuild-windsor-park-casement-park-and-ravenhill/ | The NI Executive’s commitment to provide financial support for new football, GAA and rugby stadiums involved an equal split between sports. | Jamie Bryson | 2023-11-10 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60388472 | Northern Ireland stadiums funding ready to go but needs executive sign-off, says Minister Hargey - Published [...] The executive committed £36m to the development of local football stadiums in Northern Ireland in 2015. [...] "It is a project the GAA community has waited too long for and that it fully deserves. We note ... | 2022-02-15 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_24_ret_b2_gn | factcheckni_24 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/did-the-executive-promise-equal-cash-to-rebuild-windsor-park-casement-park-and-ravenhill/ | The NI Executive’s commitment to provide financial support for new football, GAA and rugby stadiums involved an equal split between sports. | Jamie Bryson | 2023-11-10 | http://www.sportni.net/news/a-further-10-5-million-sports-sustainability-fund-support-to-sport-including-gaa-golf-and-rugby/ | Sport NI announced today further financial support through the Sports Sustainability Fund Programme to the sporting sector; bringing a total investment of £22.4 million through this specific fund. The Sports Sustainability Fund is a critical support to sport at this time and Sport NI is pleased to make a further announ... | 2021-03-22 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_24_ret_bn_g0 | factcheckni_24 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/did-the-executive-promise-equal-cash-to-rebuild-windsor-park-casement-park-and-ravenhill/ | The NI Executive’s commitment to provide financial support for new football, GAA and rugby stadiums involved an equal split between sports. | Jamie Bryson | 2023-11-10 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/did-the-executive-promise-equal-cash-to-rebuild-windsor-park-casement-park-and-ravenhill/ | - Following the collapse of plans to build a single national stadium on the site of the former Maze/Long Kesh prison, the NI Executive agreed to support redevelopment of stadiums for football, GAA and rugby, individually. [...] The story of efforts to develop stadiums for football, GAA and rugby starts with the decisio... | 2023-12-12 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_24_ret_bn_g1 | factcheckni_24 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/did-the-executive-promise-equal-cash-to-rebuild-windsor-park-casement-park-and-ravenhill/ | The NI Executive’s commitment to provide financial support for new football, GAA and rugby stadiums involved an equal split between sports. | Jamie Bryson | 2023-11-10 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-67060870 | The Northern Ireland Executive has pledged to pay £62.5m, the Irish government has promised €50m (£43m) and the GAA - the sporting body which oversees Gaelic games - has said it would contribute £15m. [...] At that time, Northern Ireland's three main stadiums for football, rugby and GAA - Windsor Park, Ravenhill, and C... | 2024-06-18 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
factcheckni_28_ret_b13_gn | factcheckni_28 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/is-lagan-valley-one-of-the-least-wooded-parts-of-ni/ | Lagan Valley is one of the least wooded areas in Northern Ireland, particularly with regards to ancient woodland. | Sorcha Eastwood | 2023-06-18 | https://hikepack.earth/maps/GB-NB40/Lagan-Valley-Area-of-Outstanding-Natural-Beauty | The Lagan Valley (Irish: Cluain an Lagáin, Ulster Scots: Glen Lagan) is an area of Northern Ireland between Belfast and Lisburn. The Lagan is a famous river that flows into Belfast Lough. For a section, the river forms part of the border between the counties of Antrim and Down. It has a number of interesting features i... | 2018-01-01 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_28_ret_bn_g0 | factcheckni_28 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/is-lagan-valley-one-of-the-least-wooded-parts-of-ni/ | Lagan Valley is one of the least wooded areas in Northern Ireland, particularly with regards to ancient woodland. | Sorcha Eastwood | 2023-06-18 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/is-lagan-valley-one-of-the-least-wooded-parts-of-ni/ | Therefore, it is fair to say that Lagan Valley is one of the least wooded areas in NI. [...] Lisburn & Castlereagh is the least densely wooded council (3.7%) in Northern Ireland, followed by Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon (4.0%) and Antrim & Newtownabbey (4.4%). [...] Based on all this, Ms Eastwood’s claim that "Lagan V... | 2023-12-18 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_29 | factcheckni_29 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-only-3-out-of-12-regions-net-contributors-to-the-uk-treasury/ | Only 3 out of 12 regions are net contributors to the UK Treasury. | The Alliance Party | 2019-11-25 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-only-3-out-of-12-regions-net-contributors-to-the-uk-treasury/ | This claim is accurate. Data from the ONS showed that only three regions of the UK – London, the southeast and the east of England – ran a fiscal surplus in the 2017-18 financial year, the latest year for which figures are available. | 2019-11-25 | True | true | true | supports |
factcheckni_29_ret_b1_gn | factcheckni_29 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-only-3-out-of-12-regions-net-contributors-to-the-uk-treasury/ | Only 3 out of 12 regions are net contributors to the UK Treasury. | The Alliance Party | 2019-11-25 | https://blog.ons.gov.uk/2017/06/12/the-wealth-of-regions-measuring-the-uks-tax-and-spending-imbalance/ | The wealth of regions – measuring the UK’s tax and spending imbalance Experimental statistics from ONS have suggested that in 2016 only three UK regions generated more in taxes than they receive in public spending. The data have caused a stir in the media with headlines proclaiming that London and its surrounding regio... | 2017-06-12 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_29_ret_b5_gn | factcheckni_29 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-only-3-out-of-12-regions-net-contributors-to-the-uk-treasury/ | Only 3 out of 12 regions are net contributors to the UK Treasury. | The Alliance Party | 2019-11-25 | https://research.senedd.wales/research-articles/eu-budget-uk-net-contribution-confused-by-the-figures/ | We’ve been getting a lot of questions asking how much the UK and Wales contributes to the EU budget and how much it gets back by way of different funding. Is it possible to work out accurately the net cost of EU membership to the UK and Wales? There are different methodologies used at EU level and by the UK Treasury to... | 2016-03-11 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_29_ret_bn_g0 | factcheckni_29 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-only-3-out-of-12-regions-net-contributors-to-the-uk-treasury/ | Only 3 out of 12 regions are net contributors to the UK Treasury. | The Alliance Party | 2019-11-25 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/are-only-3-out-of-12-regions-net-contributors-to-the-uk-treasury/ | "Northern Ireland has lost out as the result of a deeply unbalanced economy within the UK. There is a heavy focus around the south-east of England and those sectors which predominate there. For example, only 3/12 UK regions are net contributors to UK Treasury." [...] In other words, if a region is receiving more from U... | 2022-02-26 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_3 | factcheckni_3 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/is-arts-funding-per-capita-almost-five-times-higher-in-ireland-than-it-is-in-northern-ireland/ | Central arts funding per capita in Northern Ireland is £4.72 per year, compared with £22.50 per person, per year in Ireland. | Arts Council NI | 2023-05-10 | https://factcheckni.org/articles/is-arts-funding-per-capita-almost-five-times-higher-in-ireland-than-it-is-in-northern-ireland/ | At the time of the claim, those figures were correct. However, planned budget cuts for the Arts Council of Northern Ireland have since been reduced – and exchange rates have also changed. Arts funding in Ireland is now closer to four times higher than in NI, rather than five. It’s worth noting that the Arts Council of ... | 2023-05-10 | True | true | true | insufficient-supports |
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