Europe

We do fact checks and explain news from Europe and the UK's links with it, so you can understand the big stories.

8 May 2016

Europe

The government's EU leaflet: introduction

We’ve combed through the government's 16-page EU referendum booklet and factchecked the claims they make in their argument about why they think we should vote to remain. Read

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7 May 2016

Europe

Non-EU immigration: down by 13%?

"We cut immigration from outside the European Union — that is down by 13%."—David Cameron, 26 March 2015 During his Jeremy Paxman interview, the Prime Minister stated that the government … Read

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6 May 2016

Europe

5 May's BBC Question Time, factchecked

We've checked the panel's claims on frontline services, the European Union, laws about discrimination, and education. Read

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29 April 2016

Europe

28 April's BBC Question Time, factchecked

We've factchecked the Question Time panel's claims about EU trade, immigration, benefits for EU immigrants and our EU membership fee. Read

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25 April 2016

Europe

EU facts behind the claims: exports

In partnership with experts at the UK in a Changing Europe project, we've taken a look at the facts behind the claims on British exports to the EU. Read

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