http://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck Impartial, empirical, reliable and dispassionate, Channel 4 FactCheck scrutinises the claims and counter claims of those in the public eye. en-us Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:04:34 +0000 Copyright: (C) Channel 4 Television http://www.channel4.com/terms_and_conditions.html dot4@channel4.com 15 http://www.channel4.com/microsites/R/rss/images/c4_logo.gif http://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck 100 100 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:55:00 +0000 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+knife+crime+spin/2899197?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+knife+crime+spin/2899197?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck The home secretary apologises for releasing a knife crime stat too early - but is that the whole story? Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:22:00 +0000 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+dodgy+claims+of+2008/2887667?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+dodgy+claims+of+2008/2887667?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck A selection of our favourite questionable political claims and suspect spin - as debunked by FactCheck. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:30:00 +0000 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+knife+crime+stats/2884652?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+knife+crime+stats/2884652?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck Why has the statistics watchdog criticised the government for "misleading" and "selective" use of statistics? Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:24:00 +0000 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+saving+the+world/2882377?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+saving+the+world/2882377?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck The PM made an embarrassing gaffe this week, but is a minister trying to rewrite history? Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:33:00 +0000 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+tobacco+ban+evidence/2879692?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+tobacco+ban+evidence/2879692?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck The government claims banning cigarette displays in shops will stop young people smoking. Are they right? Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:56:00 +0000 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+families+1500+poorer/2875987?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+families+1500+poorer/2875987?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck The Tories claim Labour's "tax bombshell" leaves families worse off. FactCheck explodes the numbers. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:15:00 +0000 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+prebudget+report+pmqs/2847467?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+prebudget+report+pmqs/2847467?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck Monday's emergency budget was on the agenda at prime minister's questions. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+the+40000+question/2844547?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+the+40000+question/2844547?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck Labour claims no one earning less than £40,000 will be left worse off by the pre-budget report, so why do the Tories disagree? Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:22:00 +0000 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+prebudget+report/2842767?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+prebudget+report/2842767?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck Chancellor Alistair Darling announces a historic financial package - but do his facts stack up? Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:14:00 +0000 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+human+trafficking+cuts/2836257?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+human+trafficking+cuts/2836257?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck Women's minister Harriet Harman claims a specialist people trafficking unit is not being cut. FactCheck's not so sure. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:46:00 +0000 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+early+nineties+economy/2831672?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+early+nineties+economy/2831672?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck Gordon Brown claims low interest rates and high employment put the UK in a better position than during the last recession - do the figures add up? Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:24:00 +0000 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/business_money/factcheck+passing+on+rate+cuts/2822557?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/business_money/factcheck+passing+on+rate+cuts/2822557?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck Gordon Brown was "determined" banks pass last week's interest rate cut on to mortgage holders - but has it happened? Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:07:00 +0000 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+jobs+fuel+and+spending/2821257?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+jobs+fuel+and+spending/2821257?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck Gordon Brown took prime minister's questions on a day of grim economic news, but did his answers pass the FactCheck test? Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:15:00 +0000 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/international_politics/factcheck+usa+top+10+claims/2744362?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/international_politics/factcheck+usa+top+10+claims/2744362?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck As America goes to the polls, Channel 4 FactCheck picks our final top 10 dodgy campaign claims, as held up to the light by US fact check sites. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:22:00 +0000 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+pmqs+and+fiscal+rules/2685357?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+pmqs+and+fiscal+rules/2685357?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck Prime Minister's Questions focused on the economy, but did the former Chancellor get his figures right?