From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
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
Europe
Now that the EU referendum has been set for June 23rd, we will be bringing you new factchecks and explainers on topics ranging from immigration to trade. We will also … Read
Europe
Is the European Union about to put its foot down over footwear in hair salons? That was the suggestion in one Daily Mail article yesterday, which reported that: "Hairdressers will … Read
Crime
Following the publication of Ken Livingstone's crime manifesto, critics have attacked his recent claim that murders in London have increased by eight per cent in the past year. Are they justified in their attacks? Read
Was George Galloway the most expensive backbench MP, or claiming "zero, zero, literally zero" in allowances? Read
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