Intercepted evidence can’t be used in court
Concern that a new surveillance law permits prosecutors to lie in court about evidence from intercepted communications is misplaced. Read
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From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Economy, Business & Finance
Best laid plans... for reducing the deficit
The deficit did fall while the Coalition was in power, but not by as much as originally planned. Read
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Health
Delayed transfers of care: does geography matter?
There seems to be a 20 fold difference in delayed discharges from hospital between the best and worst performing councils. We’ve asked the Department of Health for more information. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Mobile phone coverage
Is the UK really worse than Romania for mobile phone signal? A recently published report says yes. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
UK development aid spending
The aid budget is going up by a lot, but it isn’t set to have "more than doubled" from 2010-2020. Read
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Health
A £2.5 billion shortfall in social care funding?
The Local Government Association, and several other expert groups, predict a significant gap in funding for adult social care by 2020. Read
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Health
Social care funding
The Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition clashed over social care spending at PMQs today. We’ve investigated. Read
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Immigration
Immigrants learning English
It’s true that older immigrants make up a disproportionate number of those who have poor English, although they’re still in a small minority. Read
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Education
Mixed evidence on the link between term time holidays and attainment
Department for Education research shows a link between missing school and lower pupil attainment, but this isn’t the case for all types of absence. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Robots and the future of your job
The Bank of England has estimated that 15 million jobs in the UK could be automated over the next few decades, equivalent to just under half the jobs in the UK right now. Read
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