From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Economy, Business & Finance
217,000 homes were added to the overall housing stock in England in 2016/17, the second highest amount in the last 26 years. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The proportion of people living in social housing halved between the early 1980s and early 2010s, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Read
Abortion became legal in certain circumstances in Britain in 1968. There have been 8.7 million recorded abortions since then. Read
Europe
Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn clashed on small businesses and Brexit negotiations. We factchecked their claims. Read
Europe
Just over half of UK exports were done via EU trade agreements in 2016. 43% of exports went to EU member states. Read
Europe
In January Nigel Farage said that he feared we may have to have a second EU referendum. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Over a quarter of the UK’s electricity is coming from wind at the height of the winter snow, but usually it accounts for 15% across the UK. Read
Health
A widely-quoted estimate of £10 billion as the cost of the NHS internal market can’t be backed up by the evidence. Read
Immigration
The government has a target to take in 23,000 refugees by 2020 from the Middle East and North Africa. Read
Education
Overall, mature students are more likely to drop out of full-time degrees than younger students, and disadvantaged students are more likely than their peers to drop out. Read
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