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The fact-checkers have been working overtime looking into the numbers used by Donald Trump during his campaign to become President of the USA. In the wake of the election next week, we take a look at some of Trump’s more outrageous statistical claims.

Is wildlife in decline?
Wildlife populations have plummeted by 58% since 1970, it has been reported. And if we continue this way the decline will be 67% 2020. But do these numbers stand up to scrutiny – can you really put a figure on wildlife decline and call it robust? Last time we looked at this topic we found problems. Have they been fixed?

Parliamentary seat boundaries
There have been many criticisms about the way the Boundary Commission has redrawn UK parliamentary seat boundaries. We look at what the critics have to say and see how the political parties may be affected.

Desk of Good News – women in parliament
The number of women in parliaments around the world is on the rise!

Escobar’s Cocaine Deaths
Pablo Escobar was one of the world’s most infamous drug traffickers. His story has been brought to life in the Netflix TV drama series ‘Narcos’. We find out the deadly truth behind the numbers in the Netflix series and the realities of Colombia’s drug trade in the early nineties.

Photo: Donald Trump at a Campaign Rally. Credit Darren McCollester/Getty