From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Crime
In the year to June 2018, slightly more white people were arrested for terrorism-related activity than any other group, although their ethnicity was recorded by police. Read
Europe
There is some evidence that public opinion has swung towards a referendum on the final Brexit deal, but the evidence is not consistent. Read
Europe
The EU has schemes in place with the majority of African countries that mean that they can import almost all of their goods into the EU tariff-free. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Around 780,000 people were estimated to be on zero hours contracts in mid-2018. Read
Immigration
Including children born to immigrants, this seems broadly correct for the period 2001-2016. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In August the UK government launched its new export strategy and made a number of claims about the UK’s recent export performance. Read
Health
Half of the NHS trusts in England that responded to an FOI were forced to close at least one of their maternity units temporarily in 2017. Read
The UK has licensed at least £5.5bn of arms to Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners during the Yemen War. But not all licences are ultimately exported. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Several claims have been made about pay changes for police, teachers, nurses and MPs. We took a look at them. Read
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