Fact checks, commentary and analysis about immigration, asylum and migration
Immigration
The London borough’s council says it did not send a letter to residents advising them about asylum seekers moving in. Read
Immigration
Screenshots from a cloned copy of the Daily Express website suggested there was a plan to bring “thousands” of migrants to the UK, but the newspaper has confirmed this article is fake. Read
Immigration
Reform’s Making Welfare Work report said government data shows the share of Universal Credit paid to foreign nationals ‘rose to’ 15.5% in January 2026. Read
Immigration
A video of a migrant in Tunisia has been altered to make it appear as if he is talking about wanting money and a free house in England. In the original clip he says no such thing. Read
Immigration
A Facebook video suggesting it shows recent footage of people crossing the border from Morocco into Ceuta actually dates back to May 2021. Read
Immigration
The viral video clip of a man filming himself swimming with a selfie stick was actually taken in a harbour in El Jadida, Morocco, which is over 250 miles from Spain’s Ceuta. Read
Immigration
Reform UK’s home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf told the Today programme that “almost 1%” of those crossing the Channel via small boat are dying, but the actual figure is much less. Read
Immigration
In the final days of Sir Keir Starmer’s government, we saw familiar posts circulating on social media claiming that the former prime minister “won the case that gave illegal migrants … Read
Politics
An image which appears to be a statement from City of York Council warning that residents “experience” flags as “racist” and “exclusionary” appears to have been faked. Read
Immigration
A viral video apparently showing a migrant on a small boat has been altered using artificial intelligence to make it appear as if he’s waving a machete. Read
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