BBC Question Time, factchecked
We factchecked claims about immigration, Article 50, HS2 journey times, and claims made during the EU referendum campaign. Read
Analysis
Brexit
Fact checks looking at the impact and reported impact of brexit on the UK economy
Europe
False claims, forecasts, and the EU Referendum
Campaigners on both sides of the EU referendum made false claims, or predicted things that turned out to be wrong. Sometimes they made false claims about the false claims made by each other. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Brexit means... borrowing?
The Office for Budget Responsibility expect the government to have a £21 billion deficit in 2020/21. In March they had predicted an £11 billion surplus. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Brexit and household incomes
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) expects national income in 2020/21 to be about £50 billion lower than it would have been, had the UK voted to remain in the EU. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The IMF on Brexit
Did the International Monetary Fund get its Brexit predictions wrong? Read
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Europe
Free trade outside the EU customs union
Can the UK be partly in and partly out of the EU customs union? Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Scottish jobs after Brexit
A ‘Hard Brexit’ would see 80,000 fewer jobs in Scotland than EU membership, according to one set of figures. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
"Leaked" analysis: would a Hard Brexit cost £66 billion?
Recent "leaks" about the £38 to £66 billion potential costs of a "Hard Brexit" are based on Treasury analysis that was published in April. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Brexit and price rises
Brexit has been blamed for a series of price rises, from holidays abroad to military equipment. All are down to a fall in the value of the pound. Read
Analysis
Europe
Brexit and the great British pub
It's been suggested that the UK's pubs have been doing a roaring trade on the back of the vote to leave the EU. The figures don't support that theory. Read
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Evidence you can rely on
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
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