Fact checks, commentary and analysis about immigration, asylum and migration
Immigration
Thousands of people have viewed a video supposedly featuring a former ‘migrant hotel employee’, who makes a number of incorrect claims about what government support asylum seekers receive. Read
Immigration
Claims about a case Mr Starmer worked on when he was a barrister have recirculated online. Read
Immigration
We’ve looked at the figures after Labour MP Mike Tapp claimed the government has carried out “record deportations”. Read
Immigration
The defence secretary has again made an error in referring to the government’s record on immigration returns, as has a post on Facebook. Read
Immigration
The Conservatives haven’t fully explained the calculations behind this claim, but based on the details reported it is not reliable. Read
Immigration
A clip is circulating on social media with claims it shows “Muslim migrants” in a cemetery in Ireland, but the footage was actually taken at a multifaith cemetery in Brussels. Read
Immigration
A widely shared clip which contains a voiceover of someone claiming people on a beach are asylum seekers at Dover is misleading. Read
Immigration
In an interview last month the Mayor of London claimed on average a “skilled migrant” contributes £16,000 a year to the economy, and a “Brit skilled worker” £800 a year. Read
Politics
Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice hasn’t explained what this claim was based on, but neither we nor the Migration Observatory have seen data to support it. Read
Politics
The hoax letter has been circulating on social media, but authorities say they have not received it, and it is not genuine. Read
