From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Education
Concerns have been raised about the ability of local authorities to cope with a predicted 20% rise in secondary pupil numbers over the next decade. Read
Europe
Last night's Question Time came from Poole. We've checked the panel's claims about our EU membership, Syrian aid, and weekend deaths in hospitals. Read
Europe
In 2018 the UK government paid £13 billion to the EU budget, and EU spending on the UK was forecast to be £4 billion. So the UK’s ‘net contribution’ was estimated at about £9 billion. Read
Health
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on junior doctors, NHS weekend deaths, NHS funding, and unemployment in Europe. Read
Europe
There's been heated argument about whether the Prime Minister's EU deal is legally binding. We asked EU law expert Professor Steve Peers to take a look. Read
Immigration
Research has previously found this for recently-arrived immigrants from the rest of the EU. Read
Health
A new report published today says that around 40,000 deaths are attributable to exposure to outdoor air pollution in the UK every year. Read
Health
Despite the announcement we still don’t know how spending on mental health services will fare over the next five years. Read
The drop in UK carbon dioxide emissions was the largest since comparable records began. Read
Europe
The Prime Minister's EU renegotiation deal has been announced. Here's what impartial EU experts think of it. Read
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