Europe
False claims about false claims about the EU referendum
Accusations of "completely untrue" claims on the membership fee, Turkey joining the EU, and an EU army aren't completely true. Read
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Europe
The hunt for an EU army
The EU doesn't have an army, and doesn't look like getting one. It encourages military co-operation, and at least a few politicians support EU armed forces. Read
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Is the EU’s budget ‘signed off’ by auditors?
It’s often argued both that the EU’s budget hasn’t been signed off by the auditors for years, and that it’s consistently given a clean bill of health. Read
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£136 million a week is not what the UK sends to the EU
The UK Statistics Authority has not said that the UK sends £136 million a week to the EU. Read
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Immigration
What would an Australian-style immigration points system mean for the UK?
The level of immigration under a points-based system depends, in part, on how the system is designed. Read
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Europe
Immigration, the economy, and trade: Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on the economic impact of leaving the EU, fishing quotas, immigration and trade. Read
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Europe
Would leaving the EU cost the NHS?
The Trades Union Congress, Alistair Darling and George Osborne have all made claims about the cost to the NHS if we vote to leave the EU. Read
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NHS, EU funding and VAT: possible effects of leaving the EU
Vote Leave have claimed that leaving the EU would free up 'billions' to spend on public services and reduce taxation, even after EU funding has been replaced. Read
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Europe
The government's EU leaflet: employment rights
Factchecking the government's EU referendum leaflet on free movement and employment rights. Read
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Europe
9 June's BBC Question Time, factchecked
We've checked the panel's claims on EU immigration, the economic impacts, and the UK's EU membership fee. Read
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