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Do US crime statistics miss out the most violent cities?
Was an MP wrong about the number of people who pay capital gains tax?
Why is 2% the magic number for the rate of inflation?
Donald Trump says US crime figures are fake. Are they?
How do you work out how many buffaloberries a bear eats in a day?
And we fact-check a claim about the prevalence of suicide among GPs. For information and support follow this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/actionline
Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news.
Presenter: Tim Harford
Reporters: Nathan Gower and Bethan Ashmead Latham
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
Sound mix: Rod Farquhar
Editor: Richard Vadon
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Was an MP wrong about the number of people who pay capital gains tax?
Why is 2% the magic number for the rate of inflation?
Donald Trump says US crime figures are fake. Are they?
How do you work out how many buffaloberries a bear eats in a day?
And we fact-check a claim about the prevalence of suicide among GPs. For information and support follow this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/actionline
Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news.
Presenter: Tim Harford
Reporters: Nathan Gower and Bethan Ashmead Latham
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
Sound mix: Rod Farquhar
Editor: Richard Vadon
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