More or Less: Behind the Stats Episodes Available now
Why are more people claiming disability benefits?
Plus, UK vs Russia on free speech and the collapse of the Labour Force Survey
How did lockdown impact children?
Five years on, Tim Harford looks at the data on the effect of lockdown
What is an IQ map and can we trust them?
We investigate maps that suggest extremely low average IQs in developing countries
DOGE, apples and irregular migrants
Fact-checking government efficiency claims in the US.
Is there really $500bn of Rare Earths in Ukraine?
Trump wants access to Ukraine鈥檚 Rare Earth deposits.
Defence Spending, Rare Earths and Trunk Truths
The numbers behind Ukraine鈥檚 rare earth worth and the UK鈥檚 defence spending ambitions
Has the US really given Ukraine more aid than Europe?
Donald Trump says the US has given Ukraine more aid than Europe - what does the data say?
Are 150 year olds getting social security payments?
Is this 鈥榯he biggest fraud in the whole of history鈥�?
Has the US sent $50 million worth of condoms to Gaza?
Are Hamas bombing Israel with condoms sent by the US?
Are black babies in the US really more likely to die under the care of white doctors?
How baby mortality statistics gave a misleading impression about racism in healthcare
