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FactCheck Q&A: can the unions hold Labour to ransom?
Could Labour and their union backers be on collision course as the party chooses a new leader? Could Len McCluskey bankrupt Labour?
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Is North Korea the world’s most repressive country?
Did Kim Jong-un really execute a minister with an anti-aircraft gun? How do we separate fact from fiction with a secretive state like North Korea?
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How would people vote in an EU referendum?
Eurosceptics are rejoicing at the prospect of finally getting an in/out referendum. But current polling suggests the vote might not go their way.
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What would parliament look like under Proportional Representation?
Small parties are likely to feel short-changed after getting millions of votes but very few seats in parliament. Do we need a different system?
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The dodgiest claims of the election campaign
The porkies have come thick and fast from all sides during this election campaign. What are the biggest fibs FactCheck has unearthed?
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Does the Sun win elections?
The Sun is backing the SNP in Scotland. Does Britain’s biggest-selling paper still have the power to win elections… if it ever did?
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Generation Rent – what they’re not telling us
Labour’s rent reforms: left-wing madness or the only answer to soaring rents? Neither, really…
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Which party is running the biggest truth deficit?
The IFS has scathing words for all the biggest parties as it accuses them of not being straight with voters over spending plans.
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FactCheck Q&A: are a million people using foodbanks?
Britain’s biggest food bank charity says more than 1 million needy people received free food in 2014/15, the biggest number on record. The Trussell Trust says it gave food aid to 1,084,604 people compared to 913,138 in 2013/14 – a 19 per cent increase. Jeremy Paxman tried to corner David Cameron on the growing use…
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FactCheck Q&A: the Tories’ right to buy plan
The Conservatives want to sell off the most valuable council houses to extend the right to buy to housing association tenants. Do the numbers add up?
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Do Labour’s sums add up?
Labour claim to have the only fully-costed election manifesto. But do the numbers add up?
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FactCheck Q&A: how many non-doms are dodging tax?
Non-doms are the villain of the piece, according to Labour’s latest election pledge. Who are they and are they really dodging massive tax bills?
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Is the BBC picking on Ukip?
Nigel Farage has accused the BBC of bias for questioning him about problems with Ukip election candidates. Does the complaint stand up?
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Has the mental health budget been cut?
Ministers insist the government has not cut spending on mental health services. So where is the evidence?
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Where has it gone wrong for George Osborne?
The Conservatives are putting their handling of the economy at the centre of the election battle. But not everything has gone according to plan.