Economy, Business & Finance

We check facts about the UK economy. This includes money issues like prices, taxes, jobs, people out of work, and housing. We also look at how these things are different in each part of the UK.

9 June 2016

Europe

Has the UK created more jobs than the rest of the EU combined?

It's true that Britain has seen a larger net increase in employment than the rest of the EU combined, and that Yorkshire has seen a larger net increase in employment than France. But a bit more context is needed to interpret this properly. Read

Fact check
3 June 2016

Europe

2 June's BBC Question Time, factchecked

We've checked the panel's claims on immigration, the EU accounts, economists’ views on leaving the EU, and the government’s house building record. Read

Fact check

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