Immigration
How many migrants come to the UK?
A guide to understanding migration trends and the statistics behind one of the most debated topics in UK politics. Read
Analysis
Immigration
Fact checks, commentary and analysis about immigration, asylum and migration
Immigration
‘Immigration’ has not fallen by 82% under Labour
A figure quoted by Labour party chair Anna Turley MP on the Today programme actually represents the decrease in net migration since 2023. Read
Fact check
8 June 2026
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Government Tracker
Has the government created a new Border Security Command?
Full Fact looks at Labour’s manifesto commitment to establish a new Border Security Command to tackle people smuggling in the Channel. Read
Gov Tracker
Immigration
How many migrants come to the UK by small boat each day?
We’ve looked at the figures after Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon said his party would tackle illegal immigration by stopping “1,000 people coming in a day”. Read
Fact check
Immigration
AI-generated videos of Australian Navy recirculate online
We’ve spotted more fake videos being shared on Facebook that supposedly show the Australian Navy intercepting vessels. Read
Quick check
28 May 2026
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Government Tracker
Has the government negotiated new immigration returns arrangements?
Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to negotiate additional returns arrangements as part of its commitment to secure borders. Read
Gov Tracker
Immigration
Video doesn’t show ‘illegal migrant’ losing temper because he couldn’t get a free PlayStation from Oxford council
An old clip filmed in the US is being shared online with captions falsely claiming it shows an “illegal migrant” supposedly losing his temper because a store giving out free PlayStations on behalf of Oxford City Council ran out of the consoles. Read
Fact check
Immigration
Dorset police didn’t say 44% of sex offences are carried out by asylum seekers
Dorset Police said the figure is “incorrect” and was not issued by them. We could find no evidence it was true. Read
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Politics
No, there weren’t ‘over two million’ people at last weekend’s Unite the Kingdom march
We’ve seen several social media posts quoting this figure, but both the police and an independent expert have said it’s much too high. Read
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Politics
Video of 2025 Unite the Kingdom protest shared as last weekend’s march
Old footage of the September 2025 Unite the Kingdom march on Westminster Bridge is being shared on social media with claims it shows the protest that occurred last weekend. Read
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