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Today’s Prime Minister’s Questions
Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn clashed on nurses, public sector pay and immigration in the House of Commons today. Did they pass the FactCheck test?
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FactCheck Q&A: Four things you should know about Brexit
Parliament’s back after the summer and the Brexit bill is on its way through Parliament. Here are four things you need to know.
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FactCheck Q&A: Has the migration crisis improved since the death of Alan Kurdi?
It has been two years since Alan Kurdi, a three-year-old boy from Syria, was found washed up on a beach in Turkey. Since then, has the migration crisis improved or changed? And how many more people have died? FactCheck looked at the figures.
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How many Americans think racism is not a problem in the US today? Four graphs that explore race in America.
Race relations are always a significant issue in American public life. FactCheck looks at how perceptions of racism have changed.
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2.3 billion people affected by flooding disasters in 20 years
Storm Harvey has devastated the US state of Texas, with at least 33 people reported dead and thousands forced to evacuate their homes. But how does it compare to other weather disasters in America and around the world?
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NHS Wales: badly run by Labour or underfunded by Westminster?
Waiting times for surgery in Wales have risen dramatically in the last four years under Labour. But the way funding is allocated to the devolved administrations fails to account for the needs of the population. FactCheck looks at the figures.
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Top FTSE executive earns 2,500 times more than low-paid employees
The best paid FTSE 100 executive received more than 1,700 times the average UK wage last year, an analysis by FactCheck shows. Sir Martin Sorrell, who runs the advertising and marketing giant WPP, earned more than £48m, including perks and pension. Overall, the highest earning executives in each of the FTSE 100 firms were paid an average of…
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Donald Trump’s tweet about Storm Harvey: it’s nowhere near as rare as he thinks.
Donald Trump and others have described Storm Harvey as a once in 500 year flood. But Houston’s been battered by two other 500-year storms in three years. FactCheck investigates.
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Which universities have the highest first year dropout rates?
Across the country, half a million people are preparing to start their undergraduate degrees. On average, one in 10 UK undergraduates will drop out of university before their second year of study. But in some institutions, that figure is as high as one in four. FactCheck looks at which universities – and which subjects –…
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Net migration from the EU has dropped by 40% since last year
Net migration from the EU is down 40 per cent on last year. FactCheck looks at the figures.
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How would parliament look under Proportional Representation?
The UK is the only undisputed democracy in Europe to use the First Past The Post voting system to elect MPs. This could make a big difference to who represents us in parliament. New analysis by the Electoral Reform Society has estimated how this year’s General Election might have played out if Proportional Representation had been used instead.
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Will we still be subject to EU courts after Brexit?
The government has published two papers on its approach to the ECJ after Brexit. But there are plenty of unanswered questions. FactCheck investigates.
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Hunt vs. Hawking: who’s right about the NHS?
The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, clashed with Professor Stephen Hawking over the weekend over the NHS. The exchange saw claims and counter-claims scattered across the pages of the weekend papers, with each accusing the other of ignoring evidence. So, who’s right? FactCheck looks at the four biggest points of contention between the pair.
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What do we know about the ethnicity of sexual abuse gangs?
FactCheck looks at what we know about the ethnicity of sexual abuse gangs.
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FactCheck Q&A: Are A-levels what they used to be?
Thousands of students have just received their A-level results and discovered whether they are off to university. But with so many students getting good grades and going to university, is the whole experience worth the same as it once was? FactCheck looked into the details.