Fact checks, commentary and analysis about immigration, asylum and migration
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
Immigration
A post on Facebook incorrectly claims that 110,000 British nationals aged 16-34 have left the UK “since June of this year”. Read
Immigration
There is no specific provision for asylum seekers to get free travel in London but they may be eligible for Freedom Passes like any other Londoner. Read
Immigration
Footage shared on social media claiming to show migrants stealing items from a UK graveyard is actually from Ukraine. It is unclear what the people are doing by the graves, however. Read
Immigration
In Labour’s first year, the number of asylum hotels in use decreased by three, while the number of asylum seekers in hotels increased by 8%. Labour hasn’t halved the use of hotels. Read
Immigration
A video on social media which appears to show a robot dog guarding a ‘migrant hotel’ was actually filmed at a historic building housing a religious group in Crewe. Read
Immigration
Videos circulating online claim the government is changing the rules and giving international graduates 30 days to leave the UK after their studies. But this isn’t true. Read
