Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
The Government has announced a £450m crackdown on a group of households said to cost the taxpayer £9bn. But who are these families, and are they quite the burden claimed? Read
Immigration
Following the announcement of controversial Government proposals on family migration laws, one columnist claims that those born abroad are in fact less likely to be claiming benefits as those born here. Is he right? Read
Crime
The Daily Mail reports that one in five people convicted of possession of a knife or offensive weapon was cautioned in the first quarter of 2012. Is this true? Read
With the Home Office's 'Equal Civil Marriage' consultation set to close next week, two newspapers today reported on the latest opinion poll to probe the views of the public: Daily … Read
Last month the Morning Star ran a story accusing Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith of lying to the UK Statistics Authority, and apparently had the emails to prove … Read
Crime
The Sun has claimed that half of all people who are found guilty of paedophilic offences are not jailed. Is this correct? Read
Following reports in the Sun that NHS Trusts are providing 'posh' cars to their employees - making the taxpayer liable - Full Fact investigates how sound the newspaper's evidence really is. Read
Immigration
The Question Time panel yesterday discussed the prospect of "hordes" of Greeks moving to Britain to take advantage of our "generous" welfare system. Is this grounded in fact? Read
Crime
Today the Sun reported that the police were solving fewer crimes, and that this was the first time this trend had taken place in a decade. But is there any real story here? Read
With the Diamond Jubilee weekend just round the corner, there has been no shortage of opinion polls commissioned by the media to guage support the monarchy, and who they think … Read
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