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In a world full of noise, clarity matters more than ever.
From the economy to public health, the information we trust shapes the decisions we make every day.
Before you share, react, or believe it; ask: what are your views based on?
#FactCheckNI #MediaLiteracy #FactChecking #NorthernIreland
From the economy to public health, the information we trust shapes the decisions we make every day.
Before you share, react, or believe it; ask: what are your views based on?
#FactCheckNI #MediaLiteracy #FactChecking #NorthernIreland
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FactCheckNI retweeted
📚 Do Catholic Maintained schools outperform Controlled schools at GCSE level?
Education Minister Paul Givan claims they do, even when accounting for social disadvantage.
🔎 We examined the evidence.
✅ Our verdict: ACCURATE
Read the full fact check 👇
Education Minister Paul Givan claims they do, even when accounting for social disadvantage.
🔎 We examined the evidence.
✅ Our verdict: ACCURATE
Read the full fact check 👇
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🌱 How green is Northern Ireland compared to elsewhere?
50% of NI’s electricity generation came from renewables in 2025 - slightly below the UK average, but above the EU average.
So what’s holding NI back?
We examine the evidence - link below👇
50% of NI’s electricity generation came from renewables in 2025 - slightly below the UK average, but above the EU average.
So what’s holding NI back?
We examine the evidence - link below👇
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No joint engagements. No resignation. Not yet.
Today’s DUP announcement raises a bigger question: what would actually happen if the deputy First Minister walked away?
We explain the rules governing Stormont’s future. 👇
#stormont #northernireland #powersharing
Today’s DUP announcement raises a bigger question: what would actually happen if the deputy First Minister walked away?
We explain the rules governing Stormont’s future. 👇
#stormont #northernireland #powersharing
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No joint engagements. No resignation. Not yet.
Today’s DUP announcement raises a bigger question: what would actually happen if the deputy First Minister walked away?
We explain the rules governing Stormont’s future. 👇
#stormont #northernireland #powersharing
Today’s DUP announcement raises a bigger question: what would actually happen if the deputy First Minister walked away?
We explain the rules governing Stormont’s future. 👇
#stormont #northernireland #powersharing
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FactCheckNI retweeted
💷 As Stormont and Westminster clash over funding, one question remains: Is Northern Ireland actually underfunded?
Public services are under immense pressure. But does the evidence support claims of underfunding?
We examine the figures, assessed needs and political arguments. 👇
Public services are under immense pressure. But does the evidence support claims of underfunding?
We examine the figures, assessed needs and political arguments. 👇
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🧵 MIGRATION IN NORTHERN IRELAND: WHAT DO THE FIGURES REALLY SHOW?
More people leaving than arriving? International migration at a decade low? More people moving north than south across the Irish border?
We fact checked three claims.
Our verdict: MIXED 👇
More people leaving than arriving? International migration at a decade low? More people moving north than south across the Irish border?
We fact checked three claims.
Our verdict: MIXED 👇
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📚 Do Catholic Maintained schools outperform Controlled schools at GCSE level?
Education Minister Paul Givan claims they do, even when accounting for social disadvantage.
🔎 We examined the evidence.
✅ Our verdict: ACCURATE
Read the full fact check 👇
Education Minister Paul Givan claims they do, even when accounting for social disadvantage.
🔎 We examined the evidence.
✅ Our verdict: ACCURATE
Read the full fact check 👇
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🧵 MIGRATION IN NORTHERN IRELAND: WHAT DO THE FIGURES REALLY SHOW?
More people leaving than arriving? International migration at a decade low? More people moving north than south across the Irish border?
We fact checked three claims.
Our verdict: MIXED 👇
More people leaving than arriving? International migration at a decade low? More people moving north than south across the Irish border?
We fact checked three claims.
Our verdict: MIXED 👇
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🟠 CLAIM 2: International migration to NI is at its lowest in a decade, excluding the pandemic.
NOT QUITE.
🌍 12,087 people arrived from outside the UK in 2024–25.
That’s the lowest figure since 2016–17, excluding the pandemic.
Eight years, rather than a full decade.
NOT QUITE.
🌍 12,087 people arrived from outside the UK in 2024–25.
That’s the lowest figure since 2016–17, excluding the pandemic.
Eight years, rather than a full decade.
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❌ CLAIM 3: More people have consistently moved from the Republic of Ireland to NI than vice versa.
NOT SUPPORTED.
Available estimates suggest the opposite: more people moving south than north.
But significant gaps in official data mean caution is needed.
🔎 Full fact check:
factcheckni.org/articles/ni-mi…
NOT SUPPORTED.
Available estimates suggest the opposite: more people moving south than north.
But significant gaps in official data mean caution is needed.
🔎 Full fact check:
factcheckni.org/articles/ni-mi…
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FactCheckNI retweeted
NI has been without an agreed Budget for six months.
The law required a draft Budget, agreed by the Executive, to be laid before the Assembly before 1 April.
That didn’t happen.
So is the Executive breaking the law?
🔎 Our latest fact check👇
The law required a draft Budget, agreed by the Executive, to be laid before the Assembly before 1 April.
That didn’t happen.
So is the Executive breaking the law?
🔎 Our latest fact check👇
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💷 As Stormont and Westminster clash over funding, one question remains: Is Northern Ireland actually underfunded?
Public services are under immense pressure. But does the evidence support claims of underfunding?
We examine the figures, assessed needs and political arguments. 👇
Public services are under immense pressure. But does the evidence support claims of underfunding?
We examine the figures, assessed needs and political arguments. 👇
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🔎 What is fact-checking?
It’s not about finding evidence to support an argument. It’s about testing claims against the evidence.
⚖️ Independent & non-partisan
🔎 Evidence-led
📚 Transparent sources & corrections
Sometimes the evidence is clear. Sometimes it isn’t. Our job is to explanot, tell us.
Seen a claim that needs checked? Send it our way.
#FactCheckNI #NorthernIreland
It’s not about finding evidence to support an argument. It’s about testing claims against the evidence.
⚖️ Independent & non-partisan
🔎 Evidence-led
📚 Transparent sources & corrections
Sometimes the evidence is clear. Sometimes it isn’t. Our job is to explanot, tell us.
Seen a claim that needs checked? Send it our way.
#FactCheckNI #NorthernIreland
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