From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Crime
It's very unlikely that being caught urinating in public will get you charged with a sexual offence, like exposure, that puts you on the police register. Read
Europe
EU members can leave the Union voluntarily, but there's no legal mechanism for a country to drop or be ejected from the euro. Grexit may well happen anyway. Read
Europe
Restrictions on 'freedom of panorama' - reproducing images of public buildings and art - have been proposed in an EU committee, but are a long way from law. Read
Health
The government has been criticised by shadow health minister Liz Kendall for not meeting a promise on GP opening hours. Read
Immigration
187 Syrian refugees entered the UK through a government programme. 4-5,000 Syrian refugees arrived in the UK since the crisis started. Which is correct? Read
Health
The Independent and the Mirror have reported very different figures on the number of nurses who'll be affected by recent visa changes. Read
Health
The NHS has missed one of its 18 week waiting time targets in 10 of the last 12 months - what's behind worsening performance on this measure? Read
Europe
What would trade between Britain and the EU look like if we left? Read
Europe
The EU misspent €7 billion in 2013. Would that have paid for 10 new hospitals? Read
Education
What impact are increasing pupil numbers having on infant class sizes? Taking into account both lawfully and unlawfully large classes, there are growing numbers with 31 or more pupils. Read
