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These climate sections sow doubt with the help of the oil industry

The Clintel Notice Foundation on climate change and climate policy and is regularly cited in debates that go among other

Why there's so much fake news about the coronavirus on social media

The global outbreak of the coronavirus ensures that our daily news consumption almost only exists with news about COVID-

Death at the border

The Turkish President Erdogan suddenly throws open the border with Greece at the end of February. The pressure on Turkey

The 'disappeared' Jewish houses

A group of Dutch, shady real estate dealers, real estate agents and entrepreneurs earns considerably during the Second W

American lobby in the Netherlands

The Transatlantic Christian Council is one of the most influential American lobby clubs. They stand for a conservative C

Data: Gold mine for politics

In the US and also in the Netherlands the elections are at the door. The battle for the voter is loose. And the key to t

The hunt for online trolls

The American elections are a good reason for Twitter trolls to stir on social media. Trolls spread online misinformation

The hidden network of conspiracy cherry

"Doctors are emergency clock about corona measures," heads the AD at the beginning of July. "So continue damage," the ne

Schulden in tijden van corona

Floriade 2022: Duurzame droom of financiële nachtmerrie?

Ziek door je werk

WhatsAppfraude

Plasticplaag: plastic afval over zee sturen is big business

Plastic puin in de natuur

Gemeentelijke herindeling

Verkeersveiligheid

De winst van kleine zorgaanbieders

Corona als beroepsziekte

Vrouwenquotum

Helpt de leefstijlcoach ons van de coronakilo's af?

Jong en psychisch in de knel

Klimaatconflict in de polder

Verkeerd gediagnosticeerd

Een hopeloze huizenjacht

Arbeidsmigranten

Langdurig geveld door corona

De kledingafvalberg

In de greep van anorexia

Windmolens: kans of nachtmerrie?

Hokjesdenken in de psychiatrie

Help! Ik zoek een huurwoning

De strijd om het groenafval

Jeugdzorg

Ophef over afschieten damherten

Exotische woekerplanten

Wateroverlast

Sekswerk

De vis wordt duur betaald.

Online shaming

Geen geld voor gas

Kink in de tabel

De seizoenscamping verdwijnt

Beperkt toegang voor gehandicapten

Vet verleid

Leven in luilekkerland

Lessen in online shaming

Klimaatconflict in de stad

Vrouwengenees(on)kunde

Spookdorpen vol vakantiewoningen

Vechten voor de veiligheid van je huis

De bittere smaak van zoete dranken

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No starter homes in villages

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Dementia care under pressure

How Human is our immigrant policy

Can the 'boxing' of the Netherlands be stopped?

Can the use of calming medication be lowered in care homes?

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Problems in student transport

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Extra: misled by seduction

Childcare in need

Too little place for people with dementia

Canal drama: what if your house sinks and the government denies culpability?

Who protects nature?

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De aanpak van laaggeletterdheid

In the Netherlands, 2.5 million people have difficulty with reading, writing and/or arithmetic, which prevents them from

Student zoekt kamer

Homes with vermin and mold, sleeping in a tent on a campsite or spending hours on the train to attend a lecture. Student

Honger in de klas

Last fall, a shock went through the Netherlands when it turned out that children in our rich country were going to schoo

De geestelijke gezondheidszorg moet op de schop

Anyone waiting for help with psychological suffering must have a lot of patience. There are currently 85,000 people on a

Pointer Special: Listig maar legaal

There are countless jubilant stories about the Healy on Facebook and YouTube. A small device that you can clip to your s

Heeft het broodtrommeltje zijn langste tijd gehad?

Millions are released for emergency aid because children are hungry in class. This is a temporary solution to a problem

Worden de onveilige huizen in Groningen nu wél versterkt?

Last year, the parliamentary committee of inquiry investigated how the people of Groningen could have ended up in earthq

Vervoersarmoede: minder bussen, minder kansen

Bus transport is under pressure, especially in rural areas. Almost empty buses are not profitable for the carrier, but t

Waarom slapen we zo slecht?

In the Netherlands, 1.3 million people sometimes or regularly work at night. Wonderfully quiet, some say. But that will

Extra: Jaagt de provincie ons de auto in?

To achieve the climate goals, diesel buses in regional transport are being replaced by green buses. At the same time, la

Wie stopt de bouwstop?

The housing shortage is great and house prices are still high. And yet we are not building new houses at a high pace. Th

Jaren te veel huur betalen door fout energielabel

We are in the city of Groningen, where some tenants have been paying too much for years because the energy label on thei

Jeugdcriminaliteit verhardt en verjongt. Valt het tij nog te keren?

Young people are ending up behind bars at an increasingly young age and the crimes for which they are imprisoned are bec

Jonge kinderen zitten in de stress over toetsen. Waar komt die druk vandaan?

The final test is coming again for group 8. That means pale faces, short fuses and stomach aches, teachers say. But it's

Kunnen we vrouwenmoord voorkomen?

The 'red flags' for intimate partner murder have been known for decades. For example, you are seven times more likely to

De vogelgriep: wíe ruimt de dode wilde vogels op?

Animal ambulances fear a bird flu pandemic. They already clean up dozens of infected dead wild birds every day, often at

Wonen op een vakantiepark

Maaike lives with her family - against the rules of the municipality - at a holiday park. The municipality has started t

Gehandicaptenzorg: waar moeten mensen met ernstige handicaps wonen?

While 24-hour care becomes increasingly demanding, many parents choose to keep their child with severe multiple disabili

Waar gaan we bouwen?

We need houses and developers like to build them in meadows. There is a beautiful polder ready for you near Alphen aan d

Extra: De Vergeten Graven

After the Second World War, many synagogues and Jewish cemeteries were lost. Since 2020, Pointer has been conducting res

File op het stroomnet

We are working hard on sustainability in the Netherlands. That is why we use more and more electricity and generate more

Zorgen om dementiezorgwoningen

The number of people requiring intensive care due to dementia will increase in the coming years, but no additional place

Jonge gedetineerden gaan vaak opnieuw de fout in

The main purpose of a prison sentence for minors is resocialization. When young people are outside again, they must have

Hoe zorgen we ervoor dat jonge ex-gedetineerden niet opnieuw de fout ingaan?

The main purpose of a prison sentence for minors is resocialization. When young people are outside again, they must have

Geld of klimaat? Dit dorp worstelt met die vraag

Who says Schoonebeek, says oil extraction. However, the Drenthe village no longer appears to be as unanimous about this

Met welke omstreden projecten compenseren gemeenten hun aardgasverbruik?

Greenhouse gas emissions must be drastically reduced if we are to achieve the climate goals. But what if it is much easi

Slachtoffers uitbuiting en seksueel geweld in de kou

Women who are victims of domestic violence, sexual exploitation or sexual violence are hardly seen by the police and soc

Helpt onze toetscultuur het leesplezier om zeep?

Dutch children do not like to read. In terms of reading pleasure, our ten-year-olds are somewhere at the bottom of the i

Extra: Boeren met tovervloeren

Thousands of farmers have invested in expensive sustainable stable floors in recent years and have thus been able to inc

Wie controleert de natuurcontrole?

Citizens are shocked when the municipality of Westerveld creates a cycle path through the middle of a nature reserve. Th

Wat gebeurt er achter de coulissen van de klassieke muziek?

For many people, classical music has the image of decent, neat and perhaps a bit boring. Masterpieces are played by the

Bewoners ongerust over uitdijende vakantieparken

We like to go on holiday in our own country or a weekend away to the forest, the heath or the sea. Holiday homes are ext

Wie draait erop voor de schade na dijkwerkzaamheden?

By 2050, 1,500 kilometers of dikes must be reinforced in the Netherlands. Our country is vulnerable now that sea levels

Extra: De autonome droom

Autonomous or sovereign citizens believe that Dutch laws and regulations do not apply to them and that the government sh

Verslaafd op doktersrecept

Over the past twenty years, the number of users of opioids, heavy painkillers, has increased enormously in the Netherlan

Mantelzorg: wie betaalt de rekening?

Combining informal care and work: it is a tough and sometimes almost impossible combination. Many informal caregivers th

Talent gemist op school

We have a major shortage of professionals, especially in construction and healthcare. Yet children are not encouraged to

Hoe veilig is het op het conservatorium?

For many people, classical music has the image of being reasonable, neat and perhaps even a bit boring. Pieces are somet

Pointer factcheckt de verkiezingen

The campaign for the House of Representatives elections is in full swing and the battle for the voters' favor is flying

Kinderen op e-bikes: superleuk of slecht idee?

The e-bike is hip. It has become an indispensable part of the cycle path and, especially since the arrival of the fat bi

Schulden vroeger in beeld

One in five Dutch households faces financial problems. To reduce that number and prevent people from getting into troubl

Arbeidsmigrant als wegwerpproduct?

Migrant workers die due to illness and lose work and often find themselves in a pinch. They do not know their way around

Wordt de dierenarts onbetaalbaar?

The vet is becoming increasingly expensive. Commercialism has taken over the care of animals and that is bad news for pe

Stille dreiging: Russische spionage voor onze kust

Russian spy ships secretly visit our coast. For days they lie quietly in our part of the North Sea above important data

Piepende oren

The Health Council recommended a year ago that the volume knob should be lowered. Yet that doesn't happen. Is there enou

Vallen vrouwen onnodig uit door de overgang?

Hot flashes, muscle pain, mental problems... More attention is finally being paid to menopausal complaints. Famous Dutch

De giftige lobby: de macht van chemiebedrijven

Pointer investigates the power of the Brussels pesticide lobby. More and more scientists are concerned about the relatio

De gehandicaptenzorg moet anders, maar hoe?

Where should people who are dependent on someone else 24 hours a day focus? There is limited space in large healthcare i

Fillers bij de schoonheidsspecialist: mag niet, gebeurt wel

You can have fillers injected into your face to fill in lines and folds, or, for example, to give your lips more volume.

Overlast van houtrook

In winter, many people like to light a crackling fire. Cozy right? But wood smoke regularly causes nuisance and can caus

Huurders in de kou

Thousands of tenants are stuck this winter. Their houses are poorly insulated, sometimes with only single glazing in the

Lawaai op de werkvloer

About 900,000 people are exposed to harmful noise during their work. And that can, for example, lead to a ringing in you

Hoogwater

Flooded streets and underwater basements: flooding is becoming increasingly common in large parts of the Netherlands. Fo

Mensenhandel en seksuele uitbuiting

There are at least 45,000 advertisements online luring Eastern European sex workers abroad, including the Netherlands. W

Maken de vele ongezonde reclames ons dik en ziek?

We receive tens of thousands of food advertisements every year: KFC as a Christmas meal on TV, Snickers bars in online v

Onder de Waddenzee ligt een pot met goud verstopt

Will the gas drill go into the bottom of the Wadden Sea one more time? The Dutch Petroleum Company submitted a permit ap

Buitenspelen in de knel

The outdoor play space of Dutch children is under pressure. At a time when we have to build many new homes and land is s

Onrust onder toeslagenslachtoffers

A special scheme should help those affected by the benefits affair to make a new start. But those who turn to the munici

Huurders in de knel

High rent while your house is full of mold and vermin. Young tenants are often the victims of the overstressed rental ma

Vliegtuigherrie

More than 700 planes overhead in one day. Winnie de Wit from Assendelft has been fighting for years to reduce the number

Geluidsoverlast straaljagers

Due to the military threat, Defense wants to fly more fighter jets over the Netherlands. There is a good chance that mor

Greenwashing door gasbedrijven

There is a good chance that you pay for CO2 compensation through your gas contract. Gas suppliers would have you believe

Online haatzaaien, wat doet het met ons?

Anyone who follows the Radio Genoa account on X (Twitter) is inundated with videos of black people committing violence o

Straatintimidatie te lijf

Hissing, sexually explicit comments and annoying chasing: many women suffer from street harassment. We investigated wher

Hoe luid mag je buitenspelen?

Playing outside is perhaps more important than ever, especially now that children spend hours in front of a screen every

Boerendilemma: geld of de grutto?

The young farmer Burchart (25) is having a hard time. He does his best to save disappearing meadow birds, such as the go

Tot de schijt ons doodt

Where do you put ten billion liters of manure? In the Netherlands we are suddenly faced with a surplus of 300,000 tanker

Dementiezorg: vrijheid versus veiligheid

Since the Care and Coercion Act came into effect in 2020, as little 'involuntary care' may be provided in dementia care.

Het PFAS-probleem

At the beginning of this year, one of the largest PFAS contaminations in the Netherlands was found in the water of the J

Kun je me even ophalen van het station?

Who is responsible for the safety of women on public transport? We asked more than 7,000 women where they feel unsafe an

Worden zij-instromers in het onderwijs weggejaagd?

At the start of a new school year, many schools are uncertain whether there will be a teacher for every class. Every lit

Eigen schuld, dikke bult?

Many young people still end up in debt. Experts point to the increasing number of digital temptations lurking for young

Moeten we jongeren smartphonevrij opvoeden?

Are smartphones indispensable in the lives of young people? Or would they be better off without it? The mental health of

Is ons land wel voorbereid op Russische dreiging?

Heavily armed soldiers from the Russian army sail through our waters. They keep a close eye on NATO countries on board r

Zorgcowboys

Helping 1 million elderly people grow old happily, that was the mission of healthcare organization Zorg van Toen. If you

Misleidende webshops

How do you prevent online scams? We all do it: online shopping. But it also often goes wrong. For example, you think you

Jong en geen thuis

More and more young people in the Netherlands are homeless. Vulnerable young people without a social network are often a

Ik mag niet kleiner wonen

Tenants in social housing are stuck. Often they can only move by exchanging homes. A senior who lives too large and want

Iedereen samen naar school: een illusie?

By 2035, everyone must attend a regular school in his or her own neighborhood, including children who need extra support

Arbeidsongeschikt en in de knel

Since Ben was the victim of a serious motorcycle accident four years ago, he has been at loggerheads with the UWV. Accor

Gedwongen opsluiting in de ggz

In 2016, twelve of the largest mental health institutions entered into an agreement to stop seclusion, the forced solita

Zorgcowboys nog steeds actief

Dubious healthcare companies still seem to be able to easily get away with abusing healthcare funds. Five years ago, Poi

Gedupeerden Twents kanaaldrama zijn op

The Twente canal Almelo-De Haandrik had to be prepared for larger shipping traffic. But after the work was completed in

Vergeten veteranen

Hundreds of soldiers who have been on missions come home with mental trauma. Not only do they have to deal with this the

Conflict om de lelieteelt

Residents living near lily fields are concerned. Many pesticides are used in lily cultivation. These can pose health ris

De verloren thuiszitter

Sick students who are at home for a long time, receive little or no education and over whom compulsory education officia

Oma kan niet weg uit haar grote huis

Build a house for an elderly person, and help everyone. There is a great need for senior housing, the government says. D

Chronisch ziek in de bijstand

Elke (22) has been looking for a suitable job for years, but due to her autism and mental problems she keeps dropping ou

Zijn huizen in aardbevingsgebied Groningen veilig?

The strengthening of the houses in the Groningen earthquake area is difficult. The reinforcement advice of the National

Op de vlucht voor luchtvervuiling

All Dutch people live an average of eight months shorter due to bad air. And in some places the damage is even greater,

Hoe Joodse musici verdwenen uit het KRO-orkest

We dive into the war past of the KRO. What happened to the Jewish musicians who disappeared from the broadcaster's orche

Leefbaarheid in arme wijken komt in de knel

Across the Netherlands you can see that the quality of life in neighborhoods with a lot of social rent is deteriorating

Boer zoekt pacht

By 2030 there must be three times as much organic farming. According to experts, leasing land to organic farmers is an i

10 jaar oud en anorexia

One of the most deadly mental illnesses, anorexia, strikes at a young age. There is a noticeable increase in girls from

Vermoord door je ex

Sanne, Wim Hertgers' daughter, was murdered by her ex-partner. For years, she lived in a marriage where intimate terror

Van Zweden: musici schetsen 'patroon van angst'

We investigate the working methods of the Netherlands' most famous conductor: Jaap van Zweden. A 'pattern of fear' emerg

Naschokken in Groningen

For years, residents of Groningen have been living in uncertainty. Their homes are damaged and the promised reinforcemen

Nederlandse Sonja maakt propaganda voor de Russen

In the war in Ukraine, Russia uses a special weapon: Dutch people crossing the border. Ordinary citizens who are done wi

Duizenden vrouwen laten borstimplantaten weghalen

Lotte (46) opted for breast augmentation with silicone implants over twenty years ago. For several years, she has been s

Bestrijdingsmiddelen splijtzwam in dorpen

General practitioner Evelien van Soldt and her husband Rieuwert de Haan from Wapserveen are protesting against the use o

Creepshots

Imagine: someone follows you around town, secretly filming your face, buttocks, and breasts, and sharing the images worl

Woningnood? Hier staan 90.000 huizen leeg

How is it possible that during this housing shortage, tens of thousands of buildings remain vacant and dilapidated for e

Gevaarlijke schimmel rukt op in Nederland

A dangerous fungus claims several hundred lives in the Netherlands every year. The Health Council considers this a serio

Afval stapelt zich op

Torn open garbage bags, used diapers, or a lost refrigerator: major Dutch cities spend millions cleaning up trash dumped

Damascus dossier

150,000 Syrians live in our country, having fled Assad's bloody regime. But are they safe in the Netherlands? Or are Ass

Gaan vakantieparken de wooncrisis oplossen?

More than 60,000 Dutch people live in holiday homes, sometimes beautifully hidden in nature. Some are forced to do so, b

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Since councilor Ashley North rolled out the new parking policy in Leiden, he has become the target of online hate and th

Violence videos

Fights, humiliations, and bullying that are filmed and spread across various social media platforms: a growing group of

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The municipality of Zaanstad is using heavy artillery to tackle crime in poor neighborhoods. To weed out the bad apples,

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Empty shops, unused display windows: Dutch shopping streets are struggling with vacancies, while the housing shortage is

Cel uit, rolstoel in

Prisoners are entitled to the same care as other Dutch citizens. But for Anna, who has been incarcerated for six months,

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What are the health benefits of intermittent fasting? We delve into the science behind fasting. Many people lose weight

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Baking, roasting, or frying—we all use them: vegetable oils. From sunflower oil to canola oil: they're in practically

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Every drugstore and supermarket has them on their shelves these days: expensive collagen powders, pills, or creams. They

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