From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Health
According to a 2004 survey for the Department of Health one in 10 children have a mental disorder. More up-to-date research is to be published in 2018. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Did the International Monetary Fund get its Brexit predictions wrong? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The gap between what the Scottish government spends and what it collects in taxes is higher than the rest of the UK. So at the moment, Scotland’s public finances benefit from fiscal union. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Over the last 15 years, disposable incomes have risen across all income groups. Over the last decade, there’s been stagnation. Read
UKIP got 12.4% of the vote in 2015 but had just one MP elected. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We don’t know how many have been hired, fired or quit—however you define a “foreigner”. Read
Crime
HM Inspectorate of Prisons found that 47% of people in young offender institutions said they were black, Asian or minority ethnic in 2015/16. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The overall employment rate is at its highest on record (since 1970). Unemployment is at a ten year low. Read
Europe
Can the UK be partly in and partly out of the EU customs union? Read
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
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