Fact checks, commentary and analysis about immigration, asylum and migration
Immigration
The British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe has sparked debate after claiming in an interview that the UK was being “colonised by immigrants”. Read
Immigration
A misleading claim that Sir Keir Starmer “won the case that gave illegal migrants access to UK benefits” has been shared widely online. Read
Immigration
Images of men in balaclavas slashing ‘migrant dinghies’ aren’t real and were likely made with AI. Read
Immigration
Posts claiming “illegal immigrants” and refugees receive more government support than pensioners have been circulating online for years. But the figures they use are inaccurate. Read
Immigration
An article on Sky News’ website which claimed the government says it’s halved the number of hotels in use since it came to power has been corrected after Full Fact got in touch. Read
Immigration
A clip shared on social media with misleading captions claiming it shows an asylum seeker filming their new accommodation was actually posted by a property investor marketing a house up for sale. Read
Immigration
Stockport Council says it has removed bogus planning notices which had been put up detailing a fake application for a temporary structure to provide accommodation for up to 800 asylum seekers. Read
Culture & Society
The image being shared on social media was generated with AI, as shown by various glitches and the watermark on the original version. Read
Immigration
A new figure from the Migration Advisory Committee estimates the total net lifetime fiscal cost of people who arrived in the UK in 2022/23 through the Partner route of the Family visa—which includes the partners of some UK-born British citizens. Read
Immigration
A post on Facebook incorrectly claims 695,000 British nationals left the UK last year. Read
