Reality check
Our reporters investigate – with your help – the truth behind biggest stories of the day
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Are 95% of new workers in UK really foreigners?The startling claim on the Times front page is misleading, because it counts people born abroad rather than non-UK citizens
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How much extra money is the government really giving the NHS?As five MPs including two Tories demand ‘£10bn’ claim be dropped, we look at key questions arising from the controversy
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How bad will Brexit be for UK farmers, retailers and consumers?Is Nick Clegg right to assert that the Marmite row is just the tip of the iceberg?
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Reality check: are US-led airstrikes on Syrians as bad as Russia's?The Labour party has implied that the civilian death toll from coalition bombings is comparable to that from Russian ones
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Reality check: are right-to-buy homes being replaced as promised?Theresa May says government is meeting pledge to replace properties sold through the scheme – but data suggests otherwise
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How much is the government really privatising the NHS?Figures show privatisation to be less of an explosion that Owen Smith warns about and more a gradual, inexorable rise in outsourcing of services
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Reality check: study finds no racial bias in police shootingsA new study claims that while black people might experience more use of force by the police, they’re no more likely to be shot – but the data is misleading
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Reality check: Andrea Leadsom's economic visionTory leadership contender needs more than a Ukip-style campaign to buy British and boost Commonwealth trade
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Why Vote Leave's £350m weekly EU cost claim is wrongThe leave campaign continues to defend the controversial figure in the face of facts that prove it to be a lie
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Could Turkey really join the EU by 2020?Michael Gove and Vote Leave say so, but France and Germany do not want Turkey to join, so the prospect looks unlikely
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Will staying in EU really lead to an influx equal to Scottish population?Michael Gove and the leave campaign’s claim that five countries, including Turkey, will join the EU in the coming years is highly questionable
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Will air fares rise if the UK leaves the EU?Michael O’Leary’s declaration that fares would go up in the case of Brexit contradicts his statement in February – but is it true?
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Reality check: are Trump's odds of winning the US election really so slim?Based on the results of the past six US presidential elections, it’s true Trump has an uphill climb – but those results should be treated with caution
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Reality check: Clinton might not be the most experienced candidateWe check the presidential candidates’ résumés to see how they compare
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Fact-checking Bill Clinton's defense of his legacy on crime and povertyThe decreases in African American victimization and poverty rates which Clinton boasted about on Thursday began years before he took office
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Will Brexit mean a Brit expat exodus?EU referendum reality check
Does the EU really allow dangerous criminals free entry to the UK?
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Fact-checking presidential candidates' claims about Muslims after BrusselsIn the wake of this week’s terrorist attacks in Brussels, Muslims have yet again become the focus of candidates’ attention – but do they have their facts straight?
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Is there a cover-up over UK migration figures?The Sun has spotted a discrepancy between the estimated number of arrivals and the number registering to work – but there are explanations for this
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Who's right on the legal status of the EU deal, Cameron or Gove?Michael Gove says the EU deal is not legally binding, but David Cameron says he’s wrong. Who’s right?
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