Claim: 50% of us have been a victim of online crime over the last year.
Fact-check: No evidence half of UK was victim of online crime in past year - Full Fact
Verdict: we couldn't find any evidence that this is true. ons data shows fraud and computer misuse accounted for half of all crime in 2021, but this does not mean half the uk population suffered this kind of crime.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2022-07-05T00:00:00