From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Education
Last week saw another mention of the 'GCSE in claiming benefits', following years of coverage in the Mail and from the Prime Minister earlier this year. But is this claim based on fact or fiction? Read
Health
In a bold new advert, charity St John Ambulance claim that first aid could help prevent up to 140,000 deaths each year. But is this statistic sound? Read
Immigration
We looked at some of the key claims reported about foreign nationals and crime. Read
Europe
Two papers claimed this morning that a significant number of EU students were benefiting from a "free education" at UK universities as they failed to repay student loans. Our analysis suggests this isn't supported by the facts. Read
Crime
After a court found that Shafilea Ahmed was killed by her parents after objecting to a forced marriage, the Times claimed that the number of these weddings in the UK had reached 10,000 a year. But has it really? Read
Health
In two blogs in the past year, Kerry Underwood - the Chairman of Underwood solicitors - questioned the validity of NHSLA statistics on the increases in clinical negligence claims. Are his criticisms justified? Read
Europe
Yesterday Full Fact took a look at the extent to which women were under-represented in the sciences, after an EU advertising campaign that insisted that science was "a girl thing" … Read
Crime
Readers of the Guardian, Daily Mail and Telegraph this morning were presented with more headlines implying police bias when using stop and search powers. The Guardian and the Mail, however, … Read
Education
On Sunday the Independent reported that there was an exodus from the teaching profession as the number of teachers leaving the profession before they reached retirement age hit a record high. But is this true? Read
Health
Is a punch-in/punch-out mentality in the NHS endangering patients? Read
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