Full Fact investigates claims and misinformation about asylum seekers in the UK and beyond.
Our fact checks examine statements from politicians, media reports and social media posts about numbers arriving, government policy, housing, and community impact.
Each article uses transparent data, verified official statistics and expert evidence to clarify what’s accurate, what’s misleading and what’s unproven.
Immigration
Images circulating on social media show what appears to be a Reform UK leaflet claiming that “380 illegal boat migrants” live in the Makerfield constituency—but this isn’t an official figure. Read
Immigration
A guide to the backlog of asylum decisions, and how changes to asylum law have impacted how cases are processed. Read
Immigration
Dorset Police said the figure is “incorrect” and was not issued by them. We could find no evidence it was true. Read
Politics
We’ve looked at the latest figures after spotting this claim from Reform UK in Scottish election leaflets. Read
Immigration
The video, which has been viewed over 230,000 times on Facebook, has actually been created with AI. Read
Immigration
The clip, which has gained over a thousand comments with many believing it to be genuine, doesn’t really show scenes from the English Channel. Read
Immigration
Welsh Labour leader Eluned Morgan and the leader of Reform UK in Wales, Dan Thomas, clashed over the number of asylum seekers being housed in Wales during a recent election debate. Read
Immigration
Six people are known to have died so far in April attempting to cross the English Channel. But viral videos claiming to show overturned dinghies are not real and were made with AI. Read
Immigration
Social media posts claiming 460 masked rioters recently stormed migrant hotels in Rotherham and Tamworth aren’t true. Read
Immigration
A Facebook post claiming Mr Starmer “won the case that gave illegal migrants access to UK benefits” is misleading. Read
