Analysis

Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.

17 October 2017

Crime

Hate crime in England and Wales

The number of recorded hate crimes in England and Wales spiked after the 2016 EU referendum and after terror attacks in the UK in 2017. Read

Analysis
13 October 2017

BBC Question Time, factchecked

We factchecked claims on abortion law in Northern Ireland, unemployment, Northern Irish exports and more. Read

Analysis
11 October 2017

Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked

We factchecked claims about Universal Credit: whether it's leading to rent arrears, if it's being paid on time and how much the helpline costs. We also looked at how many people were on out-of-work be Read

Analysis
10 October 2017

Health

What is a junior doctor?

Junior doctors make up almost half of all doctors in hospitals in England, and can have up to ten years of practical medical experience. Read

Analysis
6 October 2017

BBC Question Time, factchecked

We factchecked the panel's claims on disadvantaged students going to university and the government's house building record. Read

Analysis
29 September 2017

BBC Question Time, factchecked

We factchecked the panellists' claims on reducing the deficit, funding of the NHS and the frequency of the NHS winter crisis, and whether Labour expects a run on the pound. Read

Analysis
22 September 2017

BBC Question Time, factchecked

We factchecked the panellists claims on NHS staff from the EU, tuition fee increases and abolishing student debt. Read

Analysis
15 September 2017

BBC Question Time, factchecked

We checked the panel's claims on the public sector pay cap, private sector earnings since the recession, and the National Living Wage. Read

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