We fact check and explain issues about schools, teacher shortages, childcare, universities, and qualifications.
Immigration
Videos circulating online claim the government is changing the rules and giving international graduates 30 days to leave the UK after their studies. But this isn’t true. Read
Education
Full Fact co-hosted two events at this year’s party conferences, here is what we learned. Read
Immigration
Can asylum seekers claim benefits, use the NHS or get a free iPhone? We’ve answered some of the most common questions we see about the support given. Read
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Government Tracker
Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s pledge to bring down the cost of school uniforms by limiting the number of branded items schools can require parents to buy. Read
Education
The video is being shared with the implication it shows recent footage, but the clip is more than seven years old. Read
Politics
The government has announced what it’s called an “unprecedented” expansion of free school meals provision, which it says will lift 100,000 children across England “completely out of poverty”.Since 2018 only … Read
Education
On National Numeracy Day, we highlight some of the ways poor numeracy helps misinformation spread. Read
A claim which has been shared widely on social media is not correct. Read
Early intervention is crucial to breaking a cycle where one in four UK adults struggle to distinguish between true and false information. Read
Viral social media posts misrepresent the roles of Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood and the interim chair of Ofsted’s board, Sir Hamid Patel. Read
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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