From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Economy, Business & Finance
The Prime Minister is right that support group claimants of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) stay on a higher rate, but it'll be reduced by inflation. Read
Home Secretary Theresa May has announced an independent review of deaths in police custody. We take a look at the latest figures. Read
A widely reported story about a judge refusing to allow a child to live with her grandparents, because they were too old, is proved wrong by the judgment. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Chancellor of the Exchequer claims tax credit spending has increased thirty-fold in 16 years. But not all the figures are comparable over time. Read
Rules like the "budget surplus law" can always be repealed by a future government, and broken without any particular legal consequences in any event. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Latest figures forecast the UK to have a budget deficit of 3.7% of its GDP by 2015/16, down from 4.9% in 2014/15, one of the higher deficits in the developed world. Read
Education
The government says it's increased funding for early help for vulnerable children, but charities say funding is down. It depends on what services you count. Read
Crime
This week's Prime Minister's Questions heard many claims about prisoners on the run. We establish the facts. Read
Health
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said 6,000 people a year die because hospitals don't offer a 7-day service, but the evidence for this hasn't been published Read
Minister says twice as many people watch Welsh language TV as live in Wales. Read
