From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Immigration
The Foreign Secretary has been reported as saying that less than half of migrants are fleeing Syria. Read
Newspaper reports of what Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court, thinks about women wearing veils in court are right—unlike the last time around. Read
Immigration
Immigrants, benefits, and what the judge actually said about Calais. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We factchecked the Question Time panel's claims on Google, taxes, refugees, the railways, and what the polls tell us about the EU referendum. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The debate is over what counts as Google's "economic activity" in the UK. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
While debating the Energy Bill, MPs disputed each other’s statistics on how much of the UK’s electricity comes from wind turbines. Read
Immigration
There’s no way to know whether net migration would fall by 100,000 if the UK leaves the EU. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on Corporation Tax, today's court ruling on the 'bedroom tax', and the deficit. Read
The Court of Appeal says that the so-called 'bedroom tax' discriminates against two particular groups of people. This doesn't spell the end of the policy. Read
Europe
The UK is the EU’s largest single export market in goods, if you treat the UK as if it were outside the EU. Read
