FactCheck

Have living standards really bounced back to their pre-crash levels? Or are we losing thousands of pounds a year, as Ed Miliband says?

Everyone wants to build more houses but nothing has worked so far. Has David Cameron got the answer?

Labour says its plans to cut tuition fees will make the system “more progressive”. Others says poor students will be worse off. Who’s right?

An embarrassment for the government or proof that we need a new deal with Europe? FactCheck looks behind the immigration headlines.

Will Britain stick to its commitment to spend at least 2 per cent of GDP on defence?

The Greens had a nightmare start to their election campaign today as leader Natalie Bennett fluffed her facts and figures. Is there any substance to Green policies?

A Ukip government would spend an extra £3bn a year on the NHS. Where will the money come from – and will it be enough to pay for all the promises?

Pro-Russian separatists have been accused of breaching Ukraine’s fragile ceasefire. But Moscow says they have done nothing wrong. Who’s right?

Chelsea fans have been filmed abusing a black man on the Paris Metro. An isolated incident – or proof that racism is still alive and well in English football?

Does this government deal with tax dodgers as robustly as benefits cheats? FactCheck finds out.

David Cameron says his government has done more than any other to crack down on tax dodgers. But where’s the proof?

Tony Blair’s reputation lies in the hands of the Chilcot Inquiry. What will it say about the man who took Britain to war in 2003?

Have we really lost the equivalent of nine police forces since 2010? And can crime really be falling at the same time? FactCheck investigates

The Conservatives say they are protecting the schools budget. Critics say there will a real-terms cut under the Tories. FactCheck checks the arithmetic.

Could a rise in the number of non-drinking Muslims explain the decline of the British pub? FactCheck finds out.