Claim: About 3-4% of reported rapes are based on false allegations.
Fact-check: Allegations of rape - Full Fact
Verdict: there's no way to know the true figure, and it depends which types of case you include in your definition. evidence from england and wales suggests that 3-4% is a reasonable estimate for the number based on malicious complaints.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joseph O'Leary
Date published: 2018-02-02T00:00:00