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
Articles in the Daily Express and Daily Mail wrongly claimed that almost £7 million a day is being spent on hotels for people who either arrived in the UK illegally or are awaiting deportation. Read
Immigration
Figures mentioned by the UKIP deputy leader on GB News likely refer to the proportion of age dispute cases where the applicant is found to be an adult, not the proportion of all unaccompanied children Read
Not every asylum seeker is eligible for support payments, and those that are receive much less than has been claimed on Facebook. Read
Immigration
The figure is the estimated number of homeless veterans in 2015 in the United States. We don’t know how many homeless veterans there are in the UK. Read
Immigration
A Facebook post refers to reports that a hotel in Ipswich is set to be used to house asylum seekers, and claims that they would be paid £57 per week. Read
Immigration
A Facebook post claims people arriving in small boats can beat the NHS waiting lists. Read
Immigration
It’s closer to £175 per person per month. Read
Immigration
The Mail on Sunday recently published an article stating that four in 10 people crossing the Channel in small boats are from Albania. Read
Immigration
A Sun article wrongly claimed that two-thirds of people who sought asylum in the UK as unaccompanied children were in fact over 18. Read
Immigration
The terms of the government’s agreement with Rwanda mean that people whose claims for asylum are accepted will be allowed to settle there—not return to the UK. Read
