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 Chancellor aimed to bring the UK back into surplus by 2015, not technically the same as a promise. Deficit reduction didn't go to plan. Read
Health
It's correct that 98% of junior doctors who voted on the issue backed a strike, but not that 98% of all junior doctors voted to strike. Read
Education
The Education Secretary has claimed that 120,000 more six year olds are on track to become confident readers as a result of the focus on phonics. Read
Crime
The Sun states that nearly one in five British Muslims sympathise with people who leave the UK to fight for IS in Syria. This isn't correct. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The government wants to close the Renewables Obligation to onshore wind a year early. How much capacity would miss out on its proposed grace period? Read
Europe
Claims that EU budget commitments are rising, blowing the Prime Minister's budget cut promise off course, are inaccurate. Read
The legal position on the use of military force in Syria is clear: the government doesn't need sign-off from MPs. The political aspect is more complex. Read
Education
The Business Secretary has claimed there's no evidence of a big drop-off rate in apprenticeships. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It's been suggested that closing the Renewables Obligation to onshore wind could threaten 19,000 jobs. Read
Europe
We've factchecked claims from this week's BBC Question Time on the EU, NHS and Trident. Read
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