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Do the Freemasons’ claims stack up?
Last week, the Freemasons took out a full-page advert in several newspapers claiming that its members felt “stigmatised”. It followed news reports about the fraternal organisation, questioning their influence in policing and politics. In response, the Freemasons called for a change in attitudes and highlighted their extensive charity work. But do their arguments stack up?
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FactCheck Q&A: the Tesco equal pay dispute
This isn’t a case where two people doing exactly the same job are being paid differently, which would be a clear-cut offence under equal pay legislation.
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Online abuse: do we need new laws?
There have been calls for new laws to tackle online abuse. But legislation already rules against everything from threats to harassment and grossly offensive messages. So is the problem in policing, rather than the law?
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Jeremy Corbyn’s claims about police and crime
Jeremy Corbyn is right that police numbers are down by 21,000 since 2010. But his claim that crime is up is based on shaky figures. More reliable data shows crime is actually falling.
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Did the last Labour government really do more for LGBT rights than any other?
Labour have a good record on LGBT rights. But there’s no conclusive evidence for their claim that they did more than any government in history.
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Does Labour’s plan to give 8,000 houses to the homeless actually work?
Jeremy Corbyn said a Labour government would “immediately purchase 8,000 properties across the country” to house homeless people. The policy has been effective in other countries, but Labour’s numbers are less convincing.
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The new education secretary is wrong about schools funding
Damian Hinds made three claims about schools funding in parliament on Monday. Two of them are wrong, according to independent experts.
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There was no ‘youthquake’, so why did Labour do unexpectedly well at the election?
New research shows there was no ‘youthquake’ at the 2017 election. But how did so many analysts get it wrong? And where did Labour get their extra votes from?
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What would it take to trigger a Conservative leadership election?
Could Theresa May be on her way out of Number 10? FactCheck takes a look at what could happen next.
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What is Labour’s policy on Brexit?
It can be hard to keep up with what Labour frontbenchers are saying about Brexit. FactCheck takes a look.
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Is a UK-France bridge possible?
The foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, has hinted at the prospect of building a road bridge between the UK and France. FactCheck asks whether such a project would be feasible – and what challenges engineers would be up against.
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Would Jeremy Corbyn be the oldest Prime Minister?
Shadow cabinet colleagues of Jeremy Corbyn have been quoted as saying they are worried that he is too old to become Prime Minister. The Mail Online quotes an unnamed shadow minister as saying: “A leader standing at a general election has to commit to doing a full five years. Jeremy is in good shape, but…
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No statistics for Chris Grayling’s claim over rail unions
The Transport Secretary said that unions “caused the vast majority of disruption” on the Southern rail network. But the report he based this on used personal judgement, not statistics.
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Dominic Raab’s claims about the NHS
Does the NHS really have more beds, more doctors and more flu vaccines available than ever before? FactCheck takes a look.
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Why experts are split over Trump’s mental health
There are deep divisions among mental health professionals regarding questions about Donald Trump’s mental health. FactCheck looks into the details.