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From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.

20 April 2018

Are children being used to carry drugs?

Reports from police in England and Wales to the National Crime Agency suggest in 42% of forces children as young as 12 are being used to carry drugs from urban to rural areas.

20 April 2018

The net migration target was never likely to have been met

Governments since 2010 have set a target to reduce net migration to the tens of thousands, and this target has never been met.

20 April 2018

How many stop and searches are knife crime related?

9% of successful stop and searches in London relate to possession of an offensive weapon, which includes knives, as well as other sharp weapons and acid.

19 April 2018

Who gets more, pensioners or refugees?

This viral image claims that pensioners can collect just a fifth of what ‘illegal immigrants’ and refugees can. But how much can each group really get?

19 April 2018

4,000 EU prisoners in England and Wales

There were 4,000 EU nationals in prison in England and Wales at the end of 2017, and over 9,000 foreign prisoners overall. It’s not easy to determine the cost of these prisoners to the taxpayer.

18 April 2018

Knife Crime in England and Wales

In the year to September 2017, there were just under 37,500 recorded offences involving the use of a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales.

17 April 2018

Windrush generation: what's the situation?

Around 60,000 people from the Windrush generation living in the UK in 2017 report not being a UK citizen. This doesn’t tell us how many may have faced recent immigration problems though.

13 April 2018

BBC Question Time: factchecked

Question Time was in Liverpool this week. We factchecked the role parliament plays in troop deployment, and the results of a poll of Labour party members on antisemitism in the party.

13 April 2018

What did Labour Party members say about antisemitism?

A poll found 77% of Labour members think media coverage of antisemitism in the party is exaggerated to undermine the party. But 66% also agree antisemitism is a problem for Labour.

13 April 2018

Does parliament get a vote on military intervention?

The Prime Minister has the power—through the Crown—to take military action. But in recent years governments have argued that military action be put to a parliamentary vote in non-emergency cases.

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Are children being used to carry drugs?

The net migration target was never likely to have been met

How many stop and searches are knife crime related?

Who gets more, pensioners or refugees?

4,000 EU prisoners in England and Wales

Knife Crime in England and Wales

Windrush generation: what's the situation?

BBC Question Time: factchecked

What did Labour Party members say about antisemitism?

Does parliament get a vote on military intervention?

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