From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Europe
The EU has concluded trade agreements with around 50 countries outside the Union—some "classic" free trade agreements, and others more wide-ranging. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We've factchecked the claims from last night's BBC Question Time on junior doctors, crime, and housebuilding. Read
Europe
A recent headline described the Council of Europe as an "EU body", but this is a separate organisation to the European Union. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
There's some confusion over the UK's renewable energy target. Here's our guide to what it is, where it comes from, and what might happen if it's missed. Read
Senior judges say that England and Wales is unusual in permitting non-consensual, or "forced", adoption. Academic research tells a subtly different story. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The UK met its interim renewable energy target for 2013 and 2014. The European Commission has suggested that the UK might be off track for its 2020 target. Read
Education
Research is mixed on whether there's underlying racial bias in admissions to Russell Group universities. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
MPs have called for an end to the "tampon tax", arguing they're essential items and so VAT shouldn't be paid on them. Are razors and Jaffa Cakes exempt too? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Yes, if you compare 1997 to 2010, when the economy was in a slump. Production has been, broadly, in decline for decades. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
70% of respondents to a survey said they'd be happy to have a wind farm built in their local area. Some other forms of renewable energy are more popular. Read
