Senior Political Journalist
Immigration
It’s not clear how many more migrants might come as a result of any future returns agreement with the EU, but the 100,000 figure is based on a number of assumptions. Read
We looked into the figures after the PM claimed prison escapes were 10 times higher under the last Labour government. Read
Posts on social media which claim a new law will mean people can be fined £15,000 or sent to jail if they don’t comply with energy regulations misunderstand the legislation. Read
Footage of a fight breaking out in Ukraine’s legislature being shared online was actually filmed in 2010. Read
A headline published by the newspaper claimed Lord McDonald of Salford said he voted for Brexit. He actually revealed that he voted to remain in the EU. Read
Crime
Justice secretary Alex Chalk claimed that the number of full-time equivalent band 3-5 prison staff had increased by over 700 “since 30 June 2023”. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A since-deleted post from the Daily Telegraph wrongly claimed house prices had fallen to “14-year lows”. Read
Crime
Michelle Donelan MP wrongly claimed the number of frontline prison officers has “increased by 20%” in the last year. Read
Education
We’ve looked into the data after a series of claims regarding pupil absence rates in England were made on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. Read
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The BBC has corrected an article which claimed only 60 asylum cases were withdrawn over a 12 month period after being contacted by Full Fact.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
