Analysis

Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.

5 May 2017

BBC Question Time, factchecked

We factchecked claims including how much the NHS spends on private providers, the EU "divorce bill" and what the "rape clause" is. Read

Analysis
28 April 2017

BBC Question Time, factchecked

We factchecked claims on public support for a "hard Brexit", pensioner incomes, pensioner poverty, and food banks. Read

Analysis
26 April 2017

Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked

We factchecked claims about NHS pay rises, the cost of living, the pensions record of Labour and the Conservatives, A&E waiting times and affordable housing. Read

Analysis
19 April 2017

Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked

We factchecked claims on whether wages have fallen, how many people earn less than the living wage, what's happened to the deficit and how many people have been 'taken out' of tax. Read

Analysis
7 April 2017

BBC Question Time, factchecked

We factchecked claims on free school meals and attainment, the size of the debt after a hard Brexit, how many pensioners are on benefits, and what happened to unemployment under Labour. Read

Analysis
31 March 2017

BBC Question Time, factchecked

We've checked claims made on BBC Question Time about the Conservative manifesto, trade union membership, tax evasion and PFI. Read

Analysis

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