From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Education
To set up a free school in England you need to show that there’s parental demand, and either a basic shortage of places or a lack of good school places in the area. Read
Health
It’s hard to say exactly how far NHS bed numbers have fallen in the past ten years, since the count before 2010 included different things. Read
Immigration
You need to tread carefully when drawing conclusions about today's headlines. Read
Health
The Prime Minister and leader of the opposition clashed over the number of hospitals which are unsafe and how many are good or outstanding during Prime Minister’s Questions. We factchecked their claim Read
Health
We don’t know yet how changes to NHS bursaries will affect the number of places universities offer. Read
Health
It’s been falling almost constantly since the 1980s, but there's more to these figures than meets the eye. Read
Health
There are more midwives in England than there were in 2010, but the trade union representing them estimates that there’s a shortage, as has the National Audit Office. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Whatever the impact it won’t happen straight away. The impact of the revaluation on 1 April will be phased in over the next few years. Read
Education
The National Audit Office has said that although overall spending on schools will increase between 2014/15 and 2019/20, increasing pupil numbers and staff costs mean they will need to spend 8% less pe Read
Health
20 councils accounted for 50% of the discharges delayed due to social care in November 2016. 24 councils accounted for around 50% of delays due to any reason. Read
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