Facts Not Fear
Countering far-right myths with evidence, sources and plain language.
Far-right narratives spread fast — on social media, in pubs, at work, on doorsteps. This section gives you the facts to push back, calmly and confidently. Every claim below is sourced. Every myth has an answer.
Asylum & the Law
"They're illegal immigrants / invaders"
Seeking asylum is a legal right. Article 31 of the 1951 Refugee Convention explicitly protects irregular entry. There is no asylum visa.
Read the facts →The Numbers
"Britain is being overwhelmed"
The UK ranks 17th in Europe per head of population for asylum applications and receives just 8% of the EU+ total.
Read the facts →Benefits & Housing
"Asylum seekers get generous handouts"
Asylum seekers receive £49.18 per person per week — about £7 a day. They cannot claim Universal Credit and are banned from working.
Read the facts →The Economy
"Migrants take our jobs and drain public finances"
The OBR finds higher net migration lowers the deficit and debt. In one scenario, borrowing was estimated to be £19.9 billion lower.
Read the facts →The NHS & Public Services
"Migrants are destroying the NHS"
1 in 5 NHS England staff are non-British — around 325,000 people. 42% of licensed doctors qualified abroad. Migrants don't drain the NHS; they run it.
Read the facts →Crime & Safety
"Migration causes crime / grooming gangs"
Property crime has fallen continuously since 2002 as the foreign-born population rose. The Casey Audit found ethnicity unrecorded for two-thirds of grooming-gang perpetrators.
Read the facts →Two-Tier Policing
"Police treat white British people more harshly"
A leaked Home Office review (January 2025) concluded the claim is a "right-wing extremist narrative." In reality, Black people are stopped and searched at 3.8 times the rate of white people — the Home Office's own figures.
Read the facts →Why People Come
"They're economic migrants, not real refugees"
Around 60% of small-boat asylum claims (2018–2025) were granted protection — higher than the overall grant rate. The top nationalities come from Eritrea, Afghanistan, Iran, Syria and Sudan.
Read the facts →Britain's Role in the World
"We do more than our fair share"
The UK is 17th in Europe per head for asylum claims. The vast majority of the world's refugees are hosted by poorer, neighbouring countries — not wealthy Western nations.
Read the facts →The Far-Right Playbook
"These are just common-sense concerns"
The "Great Replacement" is a debunked white-nationalist conspiracy theory linked to mass-violence attacks. The viral "£1 billion a month on hotels" figure is wrong — it was ~£108 million.
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