Europe
Jeremy Corbyn's conference speech, factchecked
Jeremy Corbyn has given his first speech to the Labour party conference as leader. We've taken a look at some of his claims. Read
Fact checks
Economy, Business & Finance
We check facts about the UK economy. This includes money issues like prices, taxes, jobs, people out of work, and housing. We also look at how these things are different in each part of the UK.
Economy, Business & Finance
Are more people self-employed?
Jeremy Corbyn has claimed at Labour's annual conference that self-employed people make up one in seven of the labour force. We investigate. Read
Fact checks
Europe
Does the UK pay a fifth of the VAT going into the EU budget?
Business for Britain says the UK pays a fifth of all VAT going into the EU budget. We look at the figures behind the claim. Read
Fact checks
Economy, Business & Finance
How large is the housing gap?
Housing was first up in Jeremy Corbyn's debut Prime Minister's Questions, where he claimed there was a housing gap of around 100,000. Read
Fact checks
Economy, Business & Finance
The pay gap, record employment and an extra £23 billion to GDP: women and the workplace
BBC Question time saw claims on the pay gap, women's employment and a £23 billion boost to GDP from women reaching their potential. We look at the figures. Read
Fact checks
Economy, Business & Finance
Food banks, zero hours contracts and falling wages: are we worse off?
John McDonnell argued on last night's Question Time that some of the government's economic boasts are hollow. We've taken a look at his claims. Read
Fact checks
Economy, Business & Finance
Child poverty—it's up but it's also down
Jeremy Corbyn claims child poverty went up by half a million under the last government. It's up by one measure, but down by another. Read
Fact checks
Economy, Business & Finance
Do asset sales save the government money?
George Osborne found £4.5 billion in savings to be made by the government, including asset sales. Do asset sales count as savings? Read
Fact checks
Economy, Business & Finance
Reporting on "fit for work" deaths isn't fit for purpose
It's been widely claimed that thousands of people died within weeks of being found "fit for work". This is wrong. Read
Fact checks
Economy, Business & Finance
DWP figures on benefit claimant deaths: what they do and don't tell us
The Department for Work and Pensions have published data on the benefit claimant deaths. Read our guide to interpreting the figures. Read
Analysis
