From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Economy, Business & Finance
The Social Mobility Commission says the attainment gap is narrowing, meaning that poorer pupils’ results are getting closer to those of their wealthier classmates. But there’s more to the story. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
On 7 November, the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) asked Deliveroo, an online food delivery company, to voluntarily recognise it as the trade union for Deliveroo drivers and riders Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It’s true that there’s a significant gap between London and other UK cities, but so far we haven’t seen an analysis wide-ranging enough to support the claim that it’s greater than all other major econ Read
A case in Austria, picked up by Russia's media and president, did see a rape conviction set aside for legal reasons. But there's a lot more to it. Read
A recent meme compared a Daily Mail headline in 2016 with a Nazi newspaper published in 1933. Read
Europe
A referendum can be legally non-binding but, arguably, politically binding. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The new benefit cap is introduced on 7 November 2016. We look whether it affects single mothers, large families and those with higher rents more than others. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Institute for Fiscal Studies said that the benefit cap used to almost exclusively affect families with a lot of children or high rents, but not any more. Read
Health
23% of doctors and 17% of all doctors and nurses at Great Ormond Street hospital reported they were from the EU in 2015. Read
Figures cited on BBC Question Time for the cost of the Chilcot and Leveson Inquiries are correct. Read
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
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