From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Immigration
The claim that 100,000 illegal migrants have been stopped at the border is an unofficial projection and is uncertain. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
New targets replace existing income indicators of child poverty with ones that focus on worklessness and educational attainment. Read
Health
Headlines refer to A&E admissions when the statistics they're using measure people visiting A&E, regardless of what kind of treatment they get. Read
Health
David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn swapped quotes from health and social care leaders during Prime Minister's Questions. Read
Europe
We factchecked the panel's claims about migrants benefits, Norway's relationship with the EU and trade. Read
Europe
Online polls conducted this week show preferences for the EU referendum vote are neck and neck while telephone polls have found a strong lead for 'remain'. Read
Europe
Newspaper reports describe a proposed new European Border and Coast Agency as an EU "army" or "navy". We've taken a look. Read
Education
Labour claims that record numbers of teachers are quitting the profession, and that more are leaving it than are entering it. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A new report criticises charities based on their spending on charitable activities as a proportion of their income. But this metric can be confusing. Read
It's been claimed that the prosecution service recently made "hoverboards" illegal. But it has no such power; newspapers have just picked up on an existing law. Read
