From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Health
Weekend pay is a major sticking point in negotiations between junior doctors and the government. What do we know about what the proposals will mean for pay? Read
Health
There's been some confusion in media reports of health charity The King's Fund's analysis of survey data about public satisfaction with the NHS. Read
We look into some of the available evidence on money that's been invested in onshore wind projects. Read
Crime
The Prime Minister will today announce reforms to the prison system in England and Wales. We've factchecked the key claims we've heard this morning. Read
Crime
The prison population was about 45,000 in England and Wales in 1990 and 1991 and is now about 86,000. Read
Crime
That's the upper range of an estimate for 2007/08. Read
Crime
We check the Prime Minister's figures on self-inflicted deaths and injuries in prison. Read
Crime
Close to half of all prisoners in England and Wales will commit another criminal offence within a year of being released. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We checked the Question Time panel's claims about migrants' benefits, Norway and the EU, English speakers, and the Northern Powerhouse. Read
In 2015 the UN got half the money it said it needed to deal with the crisis in Syria. Of that money, half was from the US, UK, and Germany. 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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