From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Immigration
This is plausible, although we can’t be certain about immigrants’ housing needs and there’s not enough clear research that would give us better figures. Read
Europe
It's true that Britain has seen a larger net increase in employment than the rest of the EU combined, and that Yorkshire has seen a larger net increase in employment than France. But a bit more context is needed to interpret this properly. Read
Europe
Claims that there are 5,000 terrorists loose in Europe have been attributed to the director of Europol, the EU law enforcement agency. He says otherwise. Read
Europe
Business for Britain says that up to €3.9 billion of the 2014 EU budget could have been spent on self-promotion and propaganda. Is this accurate? Read
Europe
If the UK votes to remain in the EU then we will be covered by TTIP, unless it is blocked. If we leave then we won't be part of the deal directly. Read
Europe
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on the minimum wage, workers' rights and the EU. Read
Europe
We often see conflicting figures on the percentage of UK laws that come from the EU. There's no one definitive answer, and many ways of calculating this. Read
Europe
Dropping our EU treaty commitment to "ever closer union" - as David Cameron says he wants to do - may have a political impact, but no direct legal effect. Read
Europe
The IFS does not believe that savings on the UK's membership fee would leave more to spend on the NHS. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It's been claimed that there's a £20bn 'black hole' in EU finances. Read
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