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The claim

250,000 girls in the United Kingdom were raped between 2010 and 2014 during the so-called 'grooming gang' scandal

Rating

There is no basis for these figures; the claim was amplified by Malcolm Pearson, a UK peer, but is based on an invalid multiplication of figures from one location in the UK.

Reviewed by TheJournal.ie ↗

Original fact check ↗

Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] TheJournal.ie original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026