From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Europe
The 2015 Conservative manifesto did commit the party to the single market. The government’s EU referendum leaflet didn’t say explicitly that leaving the EU would mean leaving the single market. Read
Education
The IFS, National Audit Office, Education Policy Institute and Public Accounts Committee all agree that real per-pupil spending in schools will be reduced in the next few years. Read
Crime
Are police budgets being cut? It depends which source of funding you count. Read
Education
Schools’ Ofsted performance is improving and more pupils are in schools rated good or outstanding by its inspectors. Read
Crime
It’s the job of one particular police unit to “instigate” the removal of extremist material from the Internet where it breaches internet companies’ terms of service, or the law. Read
Health
We looked at the changes in how councils can collect money for social care and how this affects your tax bill. Read
Plans for alleged rape victims to pre-record their evidence will be piloted in three courts from September, not rolled out nationwide. Read
Polls conducted over the last five years clearly show that supporters of Welsh independence are in a minority, but the exact proportion varies depending on how the question is phrased. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
How does council chief executive pay compare to that of MPs—and is it a fair comparison to begin with? Read
Crime
Police funding in England and Wales has fallen over the last five years, and is expected to stay flat over the next five. Read
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