From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Health
Suicide overtakes other causes of death between six weeks and one year after delivery, when it accounts for 15% of deaths - more than any other pregnancy-related cause. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
US corporation tax rates are about 39%, on average according to the OECD, so about twice that paid in the UK. Read
Europe
The UK is still a member of the European Union pending exit negotiations, so budget contributions will continue. Read
Europe
Germany sells about 14% of all the passenger cars it makes domestically to the UK, a little over one in seven. (That makes up about 18% of the passenger cars it exports, a little under one in five). Read
Health
In the third quarter of 2015/16 around 95% of acute NHS trusts were in deficit. But by the end of 2015/16 it was 65% of all NHS trusts, of which 75% were acute trusts. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
According to an industry database, half the nightclubs in Great Britain have closed down in the past decade. Read
Health
51% of people working for the NHS are clinically qualified. Looking at it another way, that’s 53% of full-time equivalents. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Half the Jobcentre Plus sites in Glasgow are set to close under DWP plans. The Department plans to reduce its office space nationwide by 20%. Read
Europe
Neither the British or Irish governments want customs checks on the Northern Irish border. But that’s not sufficient to guarantee it won’t happen. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
People from black and minority ethnic backgrounds are underrepresented on FTSE 150 company boards. Read
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