Fact checks, commentary and analysis about immigration, asylum and migration
Immigration
The Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesperson wrongly claimed that “not a single small boat crossed the Channel” before the vote to leave the EU. Read
Immigration
The Home Office confirmed to Full Fact that those who are rescued at sea must apply for asylum in the usual way, despite contrary claims on social media. Read
Immigration
Eligible asylum seekers received support prior to a 2003 court case involving Keir Starmer, despite online claims that he “won the case that gave illegal migrants access to UK benefits”. Read
Immigration
A figure quoted by Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf for the increase in the UK’s foreign-born population is far too high, and may refer to an estimate of the increase over 20 years. Read
Immigration
Stirling Council’s website wrongly claimed asylum seekers in catered accommodation receive a weekly payment of £8.86. Read
Immigration
Census data doesn’t support this claim—this percentage is closer to the figure for white British people in London, not white people generally. Read
Crime
People are taking the claim at face value, but it seems to have originated from a page calling itself “an obvious satire account”. Read
Immigration
A guide to the backlog of asylum decisions, and how changes to asylum law have impacted how cases are processed. Read
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
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