Joël Reland

Fact checker (former)

Joël joined Full Fact in 2017 as an intern. He researched and wrote fact checks. He previously worked for Policy in Practice, analysing the impact of the transition to Universal Credit on local authorities, and for the polling and research consultancy Greenberg Quinlan Rosner. He has a BA in History from the University of Cambridge, and an MSc in International Political Theory from the University of Edinburgh.

3 September 2019

A new Brexit bill doesn’t allow the EU to unilaterally extend the Brexit date

Parliament has the power to reject an extension date suggested by the EU.

29 August 2019

Claim that 97% of Labour activists support remain alliance is flawed

The claim that 97% of Labour activists want a “Remain alliance” comes from a survey of a pro-remain campaign group. It is not representative of all Labour activists.

29 August 2019

This viral post about the costs of Brexit gets a lot of things wrong

A viral post about the “costs” of Brexit misrepresents a number of economic analyses.

28 August 2019

What does proroguing parliament mean?

We explain what it means to prorogue parliament, why it’s controversial, and how it could affect Brexit.

28 August 2019

Can refugees enter the UK illegally?

Refugees can’t be penalised for entering illegally if they are claiming asylum and coming from a place where their life or freedom are threatened.

27 August 2019

Misleading claim about pension age continues to circulate online

Facebook posts continue to falsely claim the government is planning to raise the pension age to 75. It is a policy recommendation from the Centre for Social Justice.

27 August 2019

Poland has not refused to allow the building of mosques

A similar view has been expressed by a Polish politician but it is not government policy.

27 August 2019

Does a no deal Brexit mean no divorce bill?

It’s highly uncertain whether or not the UK would have to pay the divorce bill, if it left the EU with no deal.

19 August 2019

The government has not just “set in stone” the repeal of the European Communities Act

The government has put into force part of the EU Withdrawal Act, which will repeal the European Communities Act on Brexit day. But parliament still has the means to stop this if it wishes.

16 August 2019

An article about leaked Lib Dem emails is fake

Images of an apparent Guardian article reporting on “turmoil at heart of Liberal Democrats” are fake.

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Joël Reland

Fact checker (former)

A new Brexit bill doesn’t allow the EU to unilaterally extend the Brexit date

Claim that 97% of Labour activists support remain alliance is flawed

This viral post about the costs of Brexit gets a lot of things wrong

What does proroguing parliament mean?

Can refugees enter the UK illegally?

Misleading claim about pension age continues to circulate online

Poland has not refused to allow the building of mosques

Does a no deal Brexit mean no divorce bill?

The government has not just “set in stone” the repeal of the European Communities Act

An article about leaked Lib Dem emails is fake

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