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Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life.

Is one in four people in the UK disabled?

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Is one in four people in the UK disabled?
26m

What’s Trump’s problem with Canada?

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What’s Trump’s problem with Canada?
8m

Could a 2% wealth tax raise £24bn?

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Could a 2% wealth tax raise £24bn?
28m

What are the chances of an asteroid hitting earth in 2032?

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What are the chances of an asteroid hitting earth in 2032?
8m

Why are more people claiming disability benefits?

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Why are more people claiming disability benefits?
28m

How did lockdown impact children?

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How did lockdown impact children?
41m

What is an IQ map and can we trust them?

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What is an IQ map and can we trust them?
8m

DOGE, apples and irregular migrants

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DOGE, apples and irregular migrants
28m

Is there really $500bn of Rare Earths in Ukraine?

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Is there really $500bn of Rare Earths in Ukraine?
8m

Defence Spending, Rare Earths and Trunk Truths

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Defence Spending, Rare Earths and Trunk Truths
28m

Has the US really given Ukraine more aid than Europe?

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Has the US really given Ukraine more aid than Europe?
8m

Are 150 year olds getting social security payments?

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Are 150 year olds getting social security payments?
8m

Has the US sent $50 million worth of condoms to Gaza?

1 year
Has the US sent $50 million worth of condoms to Gaza?
8m

Are black babies in the US really more likely to die under the care of white doctors?

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Are black babies in the US really more likely to die under the care of white doctors?
8m

Are quantum computers already super-powerful?

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Are quantum computers already super-powerful?
8m

Did Trump make billions with his meme-coin?

1 year
Did Trump make billions with his meme-coin?
8m

Can redheads handle 25% more pain than brunettes?

1 year
Can redheads handle 25% more pain than brunettes?
8m

Do 79% of Swedish asylum seekers go on holiday to the country they fled from?

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Do 79% of Swedish asylum seekers go on holiday to the country they fled from?
8m

Numbers of the year part 2

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Numbers of the year part 2
9m

Numbers of the year 2024

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Numbers of the year 2024
8m

Did Mussolini make the trains run on time?

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Did Mussolini make the trains run on time?
8m

How many Americans live ‘paycheck to paycheck’?

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How many Americans live ‘paycheck to paycheck’?
8m

Did one in 10 Greeks die in World War Two?

1 year
Did one in 10 Greeks die in World War Two?
9m

Can Elon Musk save the US Government $2 trillion?

1 year
Can Elon Musk save the US Government $2 trillion?
8m

Do fossil fuels get $7 trillion in subsidies?

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Do fossil fuels get $7 trillion in subsidies?
8m

Did 20 million votes really go missing in the US election?

1 year
Did 20 million votes really go missing in the US election?
8m

Do we have enough clothes for the next six generations?

1 year
Do we have enough clothes for the next six generations?
10m

What can economics learn from sport?

1 year
What can economics learn from sport?
8m

Are older drivers more dangerous?

2 years
Are older drivers more dangerous?
28m

Is Trump right about violent crime in Venezuela and the US?

2 years
Is Trump right about violent crime in Venezuela and the US?
10m