📣News From FactCheckNI📣. We’re thrilled to announce the launch of FactCheckNI’s first-ever billboards,now at locations throughout NI. You’ll be able spot our billboards across the region. From Belfast to L/Derry; Newry to Lisburn; and Fivemiletown

This analysis isn’t a rant, or an exercise in blame. It should, however, provide plenty to think about for anyone interested in the issue of violence against women and girls, and in any policy response to the issue. Read the full article here:

Late last year, FactCheckNI commissioned research into violence against women and girls in Northern Ireland, hoping to clarify discussions around this issue. However, instead of clarity, we found confusion.

RT @FactCheckNI: Who migrates to the UK and what are they entitled to?. 🔺Immigration has been a recurring theme in UK, Irish and global pol….

RT @FactCheckNI: This July, FactCheckNI is 10! . For a decade, we’ve been checking facts, tackling misinformation, and championing critical….

Before you share, STOP and ask yourself the following: . ➡️Where is this from? Could there be a specific agenda? .➡️What’s missing? Is it from where/when it says it is? Look for context. ➡️How does it make you feel? Respond don’t react.

Social media can bring us together. It can also divide us and cause harm. Those creating harmful content know that if it gets an emotional reaction, the more likely you are to share it.

🔺This article explains the reality of who is coming into the UK. It explores up to date numbers and sets out the entitlements of different groups. Read our full analysis here:

🔺In short, FactCheckNI has found that the vast majority of migrants to the UK are legal, and unauthorised migrants are barely entitled to anything at all.

🔺Sometimes discussions and debates are based on inaccurate information about who exactly is coming to the UK. There can also be misunderstandings about what rights and benefits various groups of people are entitled to.

Who migrates to the UK and what are they entitled to?. 🔺Immigration has been a recurring theme in UK, Irish and global politics over the last number of years. In some cases there have been protests, riots and attacks on people who are perceived not to be ‘local’.

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This July, FactCheckNI is 10! . For a decade, we’ve been checking facts, tackling misinformation, and championing critical thinking in NI. Stick with us as we keep holding power to account and standing up for evidence and integrity.

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Housing in NI: Are rents rising faster in Belfast than in London?. Yes - Overall, when considering all the available data and the quality of that data, there is plenty of evidence to support the claim that rents in Belfast are increasing at a higher rate than those in London.

This analysis isn’t a rant, or an exercise in blame. It should, however, provide plenty to think about for anyone interested in the issue of violence against women and girls, and in any policy response to the issue. Read the full article here:

Late last year, FactCheckNI commissioned research into violence against women and girls in Northern Ireland, hoping to clarify discussions around this issue. However, instead of clarity, we found confusion.

Read our full analysis here:

🔺This analysis isn’t a rant, or an exercise in blame. It should, however, provide plenty to think about for anyone interested in the issue of violence against women and girls, and in any policy response to the issue.

🔺Some of this is baked into the very nature of domestic abuse and other VAWG-related incidents. Some is a matter of what data is collected by the justice system. ALL of it makes tackling VAWG that bit tougher.

🔺How much do we know about misogynist violence and abuse in Northern Ireland? From a statistical point of view, there are apparent gaps.