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
A leaflet being shared by Reform UK as part of its by-election campaign in Gorton and Denton claims that “350 illegal boat migrants” live in the constituency. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A post circulating on Facebook features several inaccurate figures about the cost of “asylum seeker benefits”, benefit fraud and error and tax avoidance. Read
Immigration
A misleading claim that Sir Keir Starmer “won the case that gave illegal migrants access to UK benefits” has been shared widely online. Read
Immigration
An article on Sky News’ website which claimed the government says it’s halved the number of hotels in use since it came to power has been corrected after Full Fact got in touch. Read
Culture & Society
The image being shared on social media was generated with AI, as shown by various glitches and the watermark on the original version. Read
Immigration
There is no specific provision for asylum seekers to get free travel in London but they may be eligible for Freedom Passes like any other Londoner. Read
Immigration
In Labour’s first year, the number of asylum hotels in use decreased by three, while the number of asylum seekers in hotels increased by 8%. Labour hasn’t halved the use of hotels. Read
Immigration
The footage, in which a man destroys the inside of a video game store, has been shared with misleading claims on social media. Read
Immigration
In recent days we’ve seen a number of inaccurate and misleading claims about Labour’s record on closing asylum hotels. Read
Immigration
In recent days we’ve seen a number of inaccurate and misleading claims about Labour’s record on closing asylum hotels. Read
