Full Fact investigates claims and misinformation about asylum seekers in the UK and beyond.
Our fact checks examine statements from politicians, media reports and social media posts about numbers arriving, government policy, housing, and community impact.
Each article uses transparent data, verified official statistics and expert evidence to clarify what’s accurate, what’s misleading and what’s unproven.
Immigration
The figure is the estimated number of homeless veterans in 2015 in the United States. We don’t know how many homeless veterans there are in the UK. Read
Immigration
A Facebook post refers to reports that a hotel in Ipswich is set to be used to house asylum seekers, and claims that they would be paid £57 per week. Read
Immigration
A Facebook post claims people arriving in small boats can beat the NHS waiting lists. Read
Immigration
It’s closer to £175 per person per month. Read
Immigration
The Mail on Sunday recently published an article stating that four in 10 people crossing the Channel in small boats are from Albania. Read
Immigration
A Sun article wrongly claimed that two-thirds of people who sought asylum in the UK as unaccompanied children were in fact over 18. Read
Immigration
The terms of the government’s agreement with Rwanda mean that people whose claims for asylum are accepted will be allowed to settle there—not return to the UK. Read
Immigration
It was the European Court of Human Rights, which isn’t an EU institution. Read
Europe
The European Court of Human Rights is a totally separate institution from the EU. Read
Immigration
Some are eligible to receive £8 per week to cover costs for items not provided by their accommodation. Read
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