http://www.channel4.com/news/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, 25 Jul 2008 13:32:46 +0100 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?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck 100 100 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:08:00 +0100 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+thugs+walk+free/2355567?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+thugs+walk+free/2355567?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck Labour reckons the SNP wants to empty prisons of muggers, thieves and drug dealers. FactCheck isn't so sure. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:12:00 +0100 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/law_order/factcheck+is+someone+assaulted+every+four+hours+in+glasgow/2355177?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/law_order/factcheck+is+someone+assaulted+every+four+hours+in+glasgow/2355177?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck "Someone is the victim of a serious assault every four hours", claim the Conservatives. FactCheck looks at the numbers. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:16:00 +0100 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/follow+factcheck+on+twitter/2350067?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/follow+factcheck+on+twitter/2350067?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck Political claims as they happen in fewer than 140 characters. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:37:00 +0100 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+the+poor+are+taxed+more+heavily+than+the+rich+says+nick+clegg/2344567?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+the+poor+are+taxed+more+heavily+than+the+rich+says+nick+clegg/2344567?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck The Lib Dem leader claims the poor are taxed more heavily than the rich - but is he telling the whole story? Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+final+pmqs/2341772?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+final+pmqs/2341772?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck In the last prime minister's questions of the parliamentary session did Brown and David Cameron hang on to the facts? Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:55:00 +0100 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/law_order/factcheck+knife+crime+uturn/2338677?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/law_order/factcheck+knife+crime+uturn/2338677?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck Has the government backed down on plans to send those caught with knives to casualty? Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:35:00 +0100 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+gordon+brown+on+car+tax/2331867?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+gordon+brown+on+car+tax/2331867?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck Alistair Darling says the prime minister has got his facts right on car tax many times. FactCheck isn't so sure. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:30:00 +0100 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+ask+the+pm++gordon+brown+answers+questions+on+youtube/2328967?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+ask+the+pm++gordon+brown+answers+questions+on+youtube/2328967?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck Gordon Brown posts his first answers to the public on YouTube - but did he get his facts right? Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:39:00 +0100 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+harman+versus+hague/2326087?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+harman+versus+hague/2326087?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck Harriet Harman, William Hague and Vince Cable deputise at the despatch box for the penultimate PMQs of the parliamentary session. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:31:00 +0100 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/health/factcheck+glasgow+worse+than+gaza/2320267?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/health/factcheck+glasgow+worse+than+gaza/2320267?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck The SNP says that life expectancy in Glasgow East is lower than in the Gaza Strip. FactCheck digs into the numbers. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:31:00 +0100 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/environment/factcheck+backdated+car+tax/2312367?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/environment/factcheck+backdated+car+tax/2312367?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck Is the government's plan to change car tax a sneaky, retrospective measure? Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:09:00 +0100 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/factcheck+how+many+cctv+cameras/2291167?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/factcheck+how+many+cctv+cameras/2291167?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck How two streets in Putney spawned a nationwide statistic that runs and runs. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:59:00 +0100 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/health/factcheck+are+we+drinking+less/2289597?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/health/factcheck+are+we+drinking+less/2289597?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck Booze Britain is an all-too familiar theme - but is it true? FactCheck investigates. Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:03:00 +0100 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+is+poverty+history/2278767?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+is+poverty+history/2278767?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck Gordon Brown has used successive PMQs to make some dubious poverty boasts. On the eve of the latest figures, FactCheck assesses Labour's record. Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:21:00 +0100 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/health/factcheck+alan+johnson+and+the+gps/2278592?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/health/factcheck+alan+johnson+and+the+gps/2278592?intcmp=rss_news_factcheck The health secretary says talk of surgery closures is far "from the truth". FactCheck is not so sure.