Fact checks, commentary and analysis about immigration, asylum and migration
Immigration
The image, apparently showing men disembarking a lorry in the middle of a motorway, has been shared thousands of times, but a digital watermark suggests it was created or at least edited with AI. Read
Immigration
Videos supposedly showing members of the public talking about their views on immigration aren’t real—they’ve been generated using AI. Read
Immigration
A video circulating on Facebook which appears to show a navy officer saying small boat crossings are a violation of sovereignty isn’t real. It’s been generated with AI. Read
Immigration
Social media posts claiming that Lincolnshire Housing Partnership has bought £23 million worth of new houses on the Ferriby Fields estate in Grimsby exclusively for immigrants are completely false. Read
Immigration
Videos viewed tens of thousands of times online claim to show migrants crossing the Channel or arriving in the UK via small boat. But these videos aren’t real and were made with Google’s AI tools. Read
Europe
A decade on from the referendum, we look at what’s happened to the economy, immigration and that £350 million pledge. Read
Crime
A video of a property on fire is being falsely shared as footage of recent disorder in Belfast, but the clip actually shows a separate incident from County Antrim which occurred in June 2025. Read
Immigration
Images circulating on social media show what appears to be a Reform UK leaflet claiming that “380 illegal boat migrants” live in the Makerfield constituency—but this isn’t an official figure. Read
Immigration
During a BBC Makerfield by-election debate, Labour’s Andy Burnham and the Conservative candidate Michael Winstanley made seemingly contrasting claims over net migration. Read
Immigration
A guide to understanding migration trends and the statistics behind one of the most debated topics in UK politics. Read
