From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Health
"Today, there are 2,500 fewer nurses in our NHS than in May 2010." - Tom Blenkinsop MP, 17 December 2014 "Today, actually, there are new figures out on the NHS... … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
David Cameron claimed that the deficit has halved. In absolute terms, it hasn't. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Definitions are important. While the workers in a report from the Resolution Foundation may be "stuck" in a low-paying job, this doesn't mean that they are in poverty. Read
Immigration
Full Fact appeared on BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine show today to talk about the numbers behind David Cameron's immigration speech. The Prime Minister wants EU migrants to wait four … Read
Europe
Here are the full facts and figures answering the questions put to Joe and Will on BBC Radio 2 today. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
One claim from today's Prime Minister's Questions drew particular criticism this afternoon: "child poverty is down"— David Cameron In fact, many of the responses on Twitter claimed the exact opposite. … Read
Europe
Has Britain's £1.7bn additional contribution to the EU budget been 'halved', or were we always due a rebate? Read
Europe
The European Commission has asked the UK to contribute an extra £1.7 billion to its budget by 1 December. The Prime Minister's words to MPs this week were defiant: "Britain … Read
Education
The Mirror and Independent yesterday reported on new figures compiled by the Labour party, which the Mirror claimed show free schools to be "an expensive flop". Labour's analysis looks at … Read
Immigration
"British politicians need to be bolder in confronting some of the myths about immigration". So said the Times (£) last week in a leader article calling for politicians to confront … Read
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