From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Crime
Fewer 10 to 17 year-olds have been prosecuted for the cultivation and possession of cannabis over the last 10 years, but increasing numbers for the possession with intent to supply, and supply. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Over the past eight years the UK’s employment growth has ranked 12th out of 28 EU countries. Our employment rate was fourth highest in the EU in the first three months of 2018. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Under Universal Credit, parents have to look for work when their child turns three. Some research suggests this could be more difficult for single parents—the majority of whom are women. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The number of retail jobs changes with the season, but the annual average has dropped slightly in the last three years. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The UK is about average among similar high-income countries when it comes to income inequality. Read
A 2015 survey found around 60% of British Jews are Zionists and 90% support Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
This claim doesn’t factor in inflation, nor peoples’ total pay. Total pay in Great Britain is growing in real-terms by 0.2% in the three months to July 2018. Read
Crime
In the year to June 2018, slightly more white people were arrested for terrorism-related activity than any other group, although their ethnicity was recorded by police. Read
Europe
There is some evidence that public opinion has swung towards a referendum on the final Brexit deal, but the evidence is not consistent. Read
Europe
The EU has schemes in place with the majority of African countries that mean that they can import almost all of their goods into the EU tariff-free. Read
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