From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Labour Leader Ed Miliband today accused the Government of neglecting poorer public sector employees when drawing up their pension reforms. Is this fair? Read
With Labour claiming that spending is being cut on elderly care and the Government arguing that care spending is going up by some £7.2 billion, what is really happening to social care budgets? Read
A row broke out in the letters column of the Guardian last week over the number of ESA assessments that were successfully overturned in court. One reader claimed that the figure was as high as 70 per cent, whilst ATOS claimed the lower number of 8 per cent. So just who is right? Read
As one report released today recommends outlawing smoking in private vehicles, Full Fact take a look at one particularly striking claim. Read
Chancellor George Osborne has questioned whether Europe would gain any benefits from a European Financial Transaction Tax. Are his claims accurate? Read
The new Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Chloe Smith, claimed yesterday that unemployment rates under Labour rose to 30 per cent. Full Fact decided to investigate. Read
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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg appeared on BBC Radio 4 this week claiming that three million UK jobs depend directly on participation in the EU. Is this accurate? Full Fact remains cautious. Read
With sentencing reform proposed by Ken Clarke, and overcrowded prisons an often revisited subject, the head of the Howard League made this striking claim about the prison population in this country. Read
In the wake of the Conservative backbench rebellion over Europe, and with the Eurozone crisis showing little sign of abating, Full Fact investigates the extent of the EU's influence on UK law and regulation. Read
As Justice Secretary Ken Clarke announces plans to hand out mandatory life sentences for offences besides murder for the first time, we look at whether it really is a 'myth' than sentences are getting shorter, as he claimed this week. Read
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