From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Immigration
The government never officially said that 3,000 child refugees would be accepted under the Dubs Amendment, although some campaigners say they expected that many to arrive. Read
Health
There are roughly 600 more A&E consultants, 1,500 more A&E doctors, and 2,000 more paramedics since 2010. Read
MPs can take as much debate time as they like so long as they stay on topic. Read
Health
Research has shown one in six A&Es could be closed or downgraded based on their current plans, but it's speculative. We only know for definite that about a quarter of these will be closed or downgrade Read
Health
Adding up five years’ worth of spending on the NHS to get a really big number doesn’t tell us very much. Read
Health
The government has an “ambition” to recover £500 million a year by 2017/18 from overseas patients not eligible for free NHS treatment. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
By several headline measures, it’s fallen gradually across the bulk of UK households in the past ten years. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
There hasn’t been an immediate hit to economic growth following the EU referendum. Read
Health
Estimates show health tourism costs up to £300 million a year, but savings from this alone won't fill the gap in funding for the NHS. Read
Europe
A graph in the Brexit white paper got the number of weeks UK law gives workers in annual holiday and EU law gives workers in paid maternity leave round the wrong way. It’s now been corrected. Read
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