Fact checks, commentary and analysis about immigration, asylum and migration
Health
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on cancer patients, NHS performance and refugee children. Read
Immigration
The Foreign Secretary has been reported as saying that less than half of migrants are fleeing Syria. Read
Immigration
Immigrants, benefits, and what the judge actually said about Calais. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We factchecked the Question Time panel's claims on Google, taxes, refugees, the railways, and what the polls tell us about the EU referendum. Read
Immigration
There’s no way to know whether net migration would fall by 100,000 if the UK leaves the EU. Read
Immigration
A government claim about the number of Muslim women with little or no English is backed up by Office for National Statistics analysis of the 2011 census. Read
Immigration
The claim that 100,000 illegal migrants have been stopped at the border is an unofficial projection and is uncertain. Read
Europe
We factchecked the panel's claims about migrants benefits, Norway's relationship with the EU and trade. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on employment, hospitals, A&E, and refugees. Read
Education
It's been claimed that increasing numbers of pupils with English as an additional language is affecting the performance of their peers. Read
