From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Education
4% of UK students who began their first UK university degree in 2016/17 were white, but white students are the least likely ethnic group to enter higher education. Read
Education
Oxford University students are most likely to be from Greater London. Read
Health
We spent almost £150 billion on healthcare across the UK in 2016/17 and a further £31 billion on social care for adults and children. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Queen gets 25% of the profit from the Crown Estate. It’s impossible to be sure how much the monarchy contribute to the economy. Read
Crime
Are more people being caught with knives, prosecuted for it and spending longer in prison because of it? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Employment is up, unemployment is down and there are more people from outside the UK in work than before the Brexit vote. Read
Europe
In 2016, the majority of Northern Irish goods trade sent outside its borders went to Great Britain. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
How many households made homeless by the Grenfell Tower fire have accepted permanent or temporary accommodation, and how many are in permanent homes? Read
Crime
Police budgets, police officer numbers and community policing, we factcheck the claims. Read
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