Fact checks, commentary and analysis about immigration, asylum and migration
Immigration
Welsh Labour leader Eluned Morgan and the leader of Reform UK in Wales, Dan Thomas, clashed over the number of asylum seekers being housed in Wales during a recent election debate. Read
Immigration
Six people are known to have died so far in April attempting to cross the English Channel. But viral videos claiming to show overturned dinghies are not real and were made with AI. Read
Immigration
Social media posts claiming 460 masked rioters recently stormed migrant hotels in Rotherham and Tamworth aren’t true. Read
Immigration
Videos supposedly showing the Australian border force intercepting small boats have been widely shared online. But they’re not real. Read
Immigration
A Facebook post claiming Mr Starmer “won the case that gave illegal migrants access to UK benefits” is misleading. Read
Immigration
Social media posts have falsely claimed that the Duke of Cornwall hotel in Plymouth is being refurbished to house asylum seekers. Read
Politics
A Full Fact FOI request has revealed ministers have decided not to establish a separate unit. Read
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Government Tracker
Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s manifesto pledge to reduce net migration. Read
Immigration
A leaflet being shared by Reform UK as part of its by-election campaign in Gorton and Denton claims that “350 illegal boat migrants” live in the constituency. Read
Immigration
Nigel Farage’s claim that a million can’t speak any English at all is not correct according to the 2021 Census, which is what he appears to have been referring to. Read
