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The Crown Prosecution Service will push for longer sentences for benefit fraudsters. A long-overdue clampdown or a waste of resources? FactCheck finds out.

The super-rich have seen their wealth soar throughout the recession, according to TUC boss Frances O’Grady. Fair comment, or a bit rich? FactCheck finds out.

More students than ever from the poorest backgrounds are applying to university, according to Ucas. But that’s not the whole story, as FactCheck finds out.

The Lib Dems insist they are giving poorer children a better start with cash from the “pupil premium” – but is this really extra money?

Will we get a “parliament of toffs” if we refuse to pay MPs more? Or perhaps the rich already dominate the House of Commons… How much do we really know about the background of the people who represent us?

The government says Britain is putting its own house in order by getting UK-linked territories to crack down on tax evasion. But there is a notable exception, as FactCheck discovers…

Are the latest figures on jobs and wages cause for optimism or evidence of a “living standards crisis”? Are we really getting paid £1,300 a year less than in 2010?

Can accident and emergency departments really be hitting their targets if the system is in danger of meltdown? FactCheck finds out.

The chairman of the UK Statistics Authority backs our Fiction verdict on Iain Duncan Smith’s benefit cap claims.

Longer school days and shorter holidays could improve our academic performance, thinks Michael Gove. Top marks for the education secretary?

Iain Duncan Smith has been rapped by the statistics watchdog before. Critics now say he is misrepresenting government figures to defend the controversial cap on benefits. FactCheck investigates.

Reports of a record rise in organ donation were hailed as good news this week. But critics say the NHS is using the wrong statistics to mislead the public. FactCheck investigates.

George Osborne says nine out of 10 working families will benefit from this month’s tax and benefit changes. But who are the biggest winners?

Is London really “actively recruiting 4,500 more police” at the height of austerity, as Boris Johnson claimed today? FactCheck investigates.

There are four jobseekers competing for every vacancy, according to one of Britain’s biggest unions. But are things getting better or worse? FactCheck finds out.