Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Economy, Business & Finance
As MPs debate the ongoing issue of house building and whether the government is doing enough, one eye-catching claim deserves closer scrutiny. Read
Immigration
On 1 January temporary immigration restrictions on Romanians and Bulgarians wanting to come to the UK were lifted. The so-called 'A2 migrants' will still be subject to the same rights … Read
In the wake of devastating floods across the UK in recent weeks, with possibly more to come, both the government and opposition have clashed on flood defence spending. Who's putting up the cash? Read
The government has announced it will need to find a further £25 billion in spending cuts after the next election, including £12 billion in welfare cuts. What are the options? Read
Crime
The government is set to clash with the Criminal Bar Association next week over plans to reform legal aid. How accurate are newspaper reports about the sums earned by barristers through publicly-funded schemes? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
2014 has started with the Labour Party returning to a theme it campaigned on throughout 2013: the "cost of living crisis". But is the present government overseeing 20% rises in rail fares? Read
2013 didn't start well for fans of a good infographic, with January bringing two examples of what happens when charts go bad. The first is this pie chart which, not … Read
Poll after poll shows that there is plenty of room for improvement when it comes how far we trust politicians and journalists. Yet still we find both groups asking us … Read
There are few things more frustrating for a factchecker than finding out that a claim relies upon unpublished research. Even when a claim is inaccurate, you can usually get a … Read
Corrections columns might not be among the most-thumbed sections of your average newspaper. Every now and again, perhaps, one might capture the imagination, such as when an Australian publication was … Read
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
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