Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
2012 was the year that: Kelvin MacKenzie berated lazy Northerners, alleging that the UK would have an economy like Ethopia's without London and the South East (actually, we'd be ranked … Read
Health
In yesterday's PMQs the Prime Minister said that disability benefits are going up. Is he right? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Season's greetings from Full Fact! Here are our most-read factchecks from this year, one for every twelve days of Christmas. Happy reading! 1. How much does obesity cost the NHS? … Read
Crime
A headline in today's Daily Mail announced that the probation service of England and Wales is under attack for failing to curb re-offending. The Daily Mail states that 50,000 criminals let off prison go on to re-offend within the space of a year. Where is this number from and, more importantly, what does it tell us? Read
The Mail on Sunday, Express, Sun and Telegraph report that wrong payments to prisoners has cost the Government £20 million pounds over the last four years, and could have cost the Government nearly £100 million in the last two decades. How plausible are these numbers? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In her speech to Policy Exchange, the Home Secretary said that immigration drives house prices up and wages down. Can both be true? In this second installment, we look at the impact on jobs and wages. Read
Crime
Full Fact was on BBC Question Time last night, fact-checking claims made by the guest panelists Will Self, Peter Hitchens. Lord Bilimoria, Justine Greening MP and Stella Creasy MP. Here … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We look into the facts around the controversial process of fracking. Read
[Source: "2011 Census, Key Statistics for Local Authorities in England and Wales", ONS (published 11 December 2012)] Population overview: In March 2011, the population of England and Wales was 56.1 … Read
[Also see Full Fact's recent article on same-sex marriage] How many civil partnerships have there been in the UK since the Civil Partnership Act 2004 came into force? The total … Read
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