From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Immigration
The Daily Mail, The Sun and The Telegraph reported this morning that there are 4,000 foreign national offenders living in the UK. But how accurate is this number? Read
Crime
A viral poster about deaths from handguns is from 1979. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The debate over whether immigration makes economic sense is longstanding. But where is the proof that immigration drives wages down and houses prices up? Read
Europe
After fraught EU budget negotiations and even more fraught relations between the Conservatives and UKIP featuring in this week's news, is the Independent right to say that most Brits want to cut the Brussels-based institutions loose? Read
Europe
In a speech earlier this week, Labour leader Ed Miliband claimed that while the EU spent 40% of its budget on the Common Agricultural Policy, agriculture accounts for only 1.5% of European output. Read
Europe
"OUTRAGE erupted last night after a secret European Union plot to grab £5.6billlion more from British taxpayers was exposed [...] The move would slash Britain's annual rebate from the European … Read
Full Fact's Freedom of Information requests put Welfare Reform Minister's claim in context. Read
Europe
After the Government was dealt a blow in the Commons earlier this week when its proposed negotiating position for talks on the 2014-2020 EU Budget was rejected by MPs, there … Read
Crime
Sometimes, even ordinarily reliable sources get things wrong. Normally, Full Fact would consider figures provided by a Minister in response to a Parliamentary Question to be a reliable source. So … Read
Europe
This morning's Times featured an article jointly authored by Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls and Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander which called for the European Union to "spend less and spend … Read
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