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
The BBC has corrected an article which claimed only 60 asylum cases were withdrawn over a 12 month period after being contacted by Full Fact. Read
Immigration
Lee Anderson appeared to suggest the government is spending £7 million a day on hotels for asylum seekers. Read
Immigration
The number of “legacy backlog” cases has fallen over the year to date, while the number of asylum seekers being housed in hotels has increased. Read
Immigration
The Prime Minister claimed in a video that he is ensuring the only way to come to the UK for asylum will be via safe and legal routes. We looked into the existing routes for seeking asylum or resettle Read
Immigration
The Home Office declined to comment on what Robert Jenrick MP meant when he said the SNP “does not house refugees in Scotland”. Whether he was exaggerating or not, it is not true. Read
Immigration
The home secretary’s claim that the backlog is down by 17,000 refers only to applications made before 28 June 2022. Read
Immigration
Robert Jenrick said that the UK is second only to Sweden in the number of refugees accepted through resettlement schemes. This is true of European countries but doesn’t tell the whole story. Read
Immigration
The UN’s refugee agency has clarified that there is no way for people to apply for asylum in the UK through the agency, after comments made by the Home Secretary. Read
Immigration
Khalid Mahmood wrongly claimed in Parliament that routes for people from Hong Kong and Afghanistan have been closed. Read
Immigration
The home secretary told Parliament the current backlog bears “no comparison” to the situation in 2010, and that Labour would be “found wanting” in any comparison. Read
