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myths
"EU Commission paper which he says resolved the Irish border issues ... This claim is false."
"this myth that third country trade deals will solve all our problems" - Phillip Hammond
13 automotive Brexit myths – busted (SMMT)
Are hormone-treated beef and chlorine-washed chicken really allowed in France because of the EU?
Bendy Bananas And Barmaid Bosoms: The U.K.'s Crazy Anti-EU Food Myths
BoJo backtracks on EU teabags & balloons claims
Brexit and nature conservation fact sheet - UKELA
Brexit flashback: Is Turkey joining the EU?
Brexiteer MP who tweeted about ‘EU protectionist racket’ while clutching lemons left sour after being schooled by an expert
Brexiters are finally being forced to face reality - Chris Grey
Britain must change its three-pin plugs to the continental two-pin version (Euromyth)
British rules to blame for kipper 'plastic ice pillow' that Boris Johnson blamed on EU in bizarre rant
British tabloids and their Euromyths
Brussels calls out UK's Boris Johnson over fishy anecdote
Busting the Lexit Myths [pdf]
Churchill wrongly recruited for Brexit
Did Angela Merkel tell Jeremy Hunt she would be open to renegotiating Brexit deal?
Did Dominic Raab warn of no-deal during referendum campaign?
Did Winston Churchill Say ‘The Fascists of the Future Will Call Themselves Anti-Fascists?’
Dispelling Roger Bootle’s Euromyths
Does most of the EU have no steel industry?
Don’t be fooled. Leaving the EU on 31 October doesn’t mean ‘getting Brexit done’
EU budget explained - Myths and Facts
EU does NOT ban children from inflating balloons unsupervised
EU memes (infographics)
EU migrants are NOT 'bleeding dry' the NHS
EU vs Disinfo
Euro Myths Busted - Labour in Europe [pdf]
Euromyth (on Wikipedia)
Euromyths - Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce
Euromyths A-Z index
Euronym.com (category: Euromyths)
Everyone says they know what the public think about Brexit – here’s the polling data that tells you who’s right
Fact or Fake - France 24
Hands off our teabags! Britons chafe at EU rules despite myth-busting drive
Here’s a handy list of every myth about the European Union since 1992
How 'euro-myths' haunt the U.K. Brexit debate
How Many British Euromyths Has The EU Debunked?
How newspaper lies led to Brexit - Jon Danzig
How the EU starves Africa into submission [with later errata pointing out it doesn't - WayBackMachine archive]
Is the EU stopping the UK having free ports?
Is the EU trying to put the entire continent on 'Berlin Time'?
Is there a 10-year-rule to sort out trade?
Jacob Rees-Mogg — delivering facts or fantasy?
Jim Cornelius on Kevin Dowd BrexitCentral article re 'quintupling of tariffs' on South African oranges
Ken Clarke - idea he once looked forward to being "simply a council chamber in Europe" is "scurrilous right-wing rubbish"
Mark Carney says it's a "myth" that the UK could maintain zero tariffs in a Brexit on WTO rules
No, the EU does not want to ban your chips
Peter Ungphakorn - thread re Art. 24 (GATT)
See 20 years of FAKE NEWS about EU by UK press.
Seven errors Boris made in his latest speech
Sir Ivan Rogers on 'managed' No Deal & Article 24 (GATT) myth [2 mins]
Stephen Fry - The UK's Fear of Europe
Stephen Fry the facts and fears and lies of Brexit.
Steve Barclay correcting claim in parliament by John Whittingdale re Art. 24 (GATT)
Steve Peers debunks viral meme 'Lisbon Treaty 2020' (which does not exist)
Straight bananas: How Euromyths bend the truth
That claim you’ve seen about Supreme Court judges getting paid £175,000 by the EU is totally made up
The 'declining EU trade' myth debunked - Mike Galsworthy
The 10 best Euro myths – from custard creams to condoms
The EU has archived all of the “Euromyths” printed in UK media – and it makes for some disturbing reading
The great cabbage myth
The myth of a 10-year grace period, Brexit and trade talks with the EU
The myth of Eurabia: how a far-right conspiracy theory went mainstream
The road to Brexit was paved with Boris Johnson’s Euromyths
There’s a lot wrong with this viral list about the Lisbon Treaty
Top 10 Myths about the EU / The truth and facts behind the deceptive Eurosceptic arguments. [PDF]
Trade experts dismiss Brexiteers' faith in obscure WTO clause
Truths and untruths about the EU
We were never hoodwinked [re ‘only joining a free-trade area’]
What one piece of Jacob Rees-Mogg nonsense tells us about Brexit tactics
Will the UK pay for future euro bailouts?
“It was only ever sold on the economic benefits” (1970 video, debunking)
“We were told we were joining just a common market.” (debunking thread)
disinformation
Boris Johnson’s top ten lies in his first year as prime minister
The Brexit screw tightens - Chris Grey
'this Commission summary of what businesses need to prepare for under Tories' "Great Brexit Deal" acts as a very effective lie detector' - Prof. Dougan
Brexit gets more real, Brexiters get more unrealistic
Fact check catches out incompetent liar [Dominic Cummings]
UK agreed last year EU could set up office in Belfast but backtracked
One thing Johnson’s victory doesn’t change: he’s still lying about Ireland - Fintan O'Toole
'Get Brexit done is the biggest delusion of all' - Michael Heseltine [4 mins]
Brexit is one of most spectacular mistakes in EU history, says Tusk
British diplomat resigns over having to 'peddle half-truths' on Brexit
'You've still got the main negotiation to happen ... anyone who is telling you it is that simple is conning you' [2 mins]
Juncker: Boris Johnson told 'so many lies' in EU referendum campaign
EU president Juncker says Boris Johnson lied during Brexit referendum
Peter Oborne: ‘Downing Street putting out fake news’ [5 mins]
Professor Michael Dougan The Leave Campaign's Industrial Scale Dishonesty [2 mins]
David Cameron says a second Brexit referendum could resolve issue, calling Boris Johnson and Michael Gove liars
Boris Johnson's government 'lying to public' about state of Brexit negotiations
EU commissioner launches withering attack on ‘unelected’ Boris Johnson
Lying About Statistics Is Not Misconduct, Judges In Boris Johnson Case Rule
Bogus Brexit murder plot and other lies planted online by Russian accounts - study
UK led towards no-deal Brexit by untruthful elite, says ex-EU envoy
Lying Politicians Leading U.K. to No-Deal Brexit, Ex-Envoy Says
Have I Got News For You shares the footage it couldn't air during Boris Johnson misconduct case
Boris Johnson (Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson) - Quotes and statements [pdf]
Claude Moraes denounces senior UK politicians for lying about Brexit contingency plans
The three big lies we were told that led to Brexit, the most damaging lie of all
Boris Johnson ‘irresponsible and dishonest’ with £350m-a-week NHS pledge, court hears
Boris Johnson lied during EU referendum campaign, court told
When Farage does answer questions, nearly every word is a falsehood - Steve Peers
Court date for campaign to get Johnson prosecuted for referendum 'lies' about paying EU £350m a week
Jean-Claude Juncker says it was a 'mistake' for EU to stay silent during Brexit referendum 'lies'
Boris Johnson: The most infamous lies and untruths by the Conservative leadership candidate
Thread of 10 incorrect or misleading claims made by Nigel Farage
Jeremy Hunt's new Brexit lies are playing Bannon's game, and driving British politics into the murky shadows
Revealed: How Leave.EU faked migrant footage
Pro-Brexit Leave.EU group accused of faking videos and forging images of migrants committing crimes
Boris Johnson's no-deal Brexit claim was inaccurate, official watchdog rules
The Brexiters blame Remainers. They blame the civil service. They blame the EU27. They blame so-called "elites".
"We must never take peace and prosperity for granted" - Richard Ashworth MEP
Dubious financiers - Who pulls the strings behind Brexit? [11 mins]
"They are betrayed by those politicians who were recklessly promising things that they were not able to do..." - Latvian Foreign Minister
This is what a politics based on lies looks like - Chris Grey
Esther McVey Slammed For Sharing 'Debunked' Brexit Article
Theresa May will have told MPs a 'straight-up lie' if she cancels this week's crunch Brexit votes, says Yvette Cooper
Esther McVey wrong about adopting euro - C4 FactCheck
Furious Emmanuel Macron slams Brexit as 'lie sold by anger mongers with fake news'
The endless Brexit lies have left us in an Orwellian nightmare
The anti-EU lies are back to exploit Britain’s weak spot again
Viviane Reding MEP calls out the false claims of the Brexiters
"People have been thoroughly misled, over a long period of time" - Dominic Grieve
Legal papers lodged against Boris Johnson over his big red Brexit bus ‘lies’
Four men with a ladder: the billboard campaigners battling Brexit
Brexiters are finally being forced to face reality - Chris Grey
Lord Heseltine on Boris Johnson: “This is a most remarkable revelation of duplicity.”
Facebook to create 'war room' to fight fake news, Nick Clegg says
Boris Johnson Claims He 'Didn't Say Anything About Turkey' In The Brexit Referendum – But He Did
Brexit Campaign's Claims 76m Turks Could Come To Britain Were False, Sajid Javid Says
David Lammy says that voters were misled during the 2016 EU referendum.
Stephen Fry the facts and fears and lies of Brexit.
The Charlatan’s Little Box of Tricks - Prof. Dougan
Leave Watch
Beware the clever lie of a 'clean break Brexit'
Brexit 'delusions' risk putting UK into crisis, warns Ivan Rogers
Boris Johnson given 24 hours to respond or face legal action over Brexit ‘lies’
"We Want Our Country Back" - Catherine Bearder MEP
All the times Boris Johnson flat-out lied
Just 11 Times Leave Campaigners Said That Brexit Would Be Easy
Project fear to project reality – Prof Michael Dougan one year on from EU referendum
Nigel Farage Selectively Quotes Article 50 With 'Dishonest' Claim About Divorce Bill
Danuta Hübner: No more 'lies' in Brexit negotiations
Vote Leave director admits they won because they lied to the public
‘He’s lying to you’: why I held that sign up behind Nigel Farage
The road to Brexit was paved with Boris Johnson’s Euromyths
Professor Michael Dougan assesses UK’s position following vote to leave the EU
Long List of Leave Lies - Richard Corbett
Professor Michael Dougan on the EU Referendum
John Major Ex-PM Attacks Lies Of The Brexit Campaign
John Major on Brexit
Pascal Lamy: Gove is 'pie in the sky' on Brexit - BBC Newsnight
facts
50 simple chunks of reality to help MPs in these difficult times
As Brexit looms, how dependent is Ireland on British trade?
Brexit FactBase [requires registration]
Brexit fish FAQs - Sustain Web
Brexit Impact Tracker: How Businesses Are Preparing for Brexit, Deal or No Deal - Bloomberg
Brexit votes: This interactive explains how your MP voted on the 8 Brexit options
Can farmers send lamb to Japan after Brexit?
Can we avoid paying the £39 billion Brexit divorce bill? - Channel 4 Fact Check
Did Boris Johnson talk Turkey during referendum campaign?
Does most UK trade happen outside of the EU and trade agreements?
Does the EU need us more than we need them? [re trade deficit]
Does WTO Article 24 allow us to have tariff-free trade with the EU?
Esther McVey wrong about adopting euro - C4 FactCheck
EU budget - Information on how the EU budget works
EU facts behind the claims: UK influence [in the EU]
EU regulations on dredging did not cause recent flooding
Europol FAQ
FACT CHECK: Ian Murray's claim about independent Scotland joining the EU
GATT 24: new argument, same old problems
Get the Facts - Britain Stronger in Europe
Impact of a 'no deal' Brexit across the UK [map] - CBI
IN Facts
Is 90% of Ireland's trade with the UK, as a former British trade minister claimed?
Is foreign investment in the UK really at a record high?
Is the EU ‘pinching our fish’? - FullFact
Leave Watch #NewBrexitFacts
Mythbusters - Richard Corbett
No examples of borders with the EU where technology has eliminated .. physical checks [BBC Fact Check]
No, the Revoke Art. 50 petition is NOT being faked by Russian bots or fraudsters.
No-deal Brexit: 10 ways it could affect you
Participation in Regional Trade Agreements [interactive map] - WTO
Rationalist destroys Leavers with list of all EU laws that have been forced on us against our will
Reality Check: How soon can Turkey join the EU?
Regional Trade Agreements Information System (RTA-IS) - WTO
Results of the 2014 European Parliament elections in the UK
Statistics on UK-EU trade - House of Commons Library
The D'Hondt system: How MEPs get elected in Britain
The EU referendum wasn’t quite the largest democratic exercise in UK history
The European Community supported Britain during the Falklands War
The GATT with nine lives: revisiting Article 24 again
UK citizens can’t be conscripted into an ‘EU army’
UK economy & trade (import/export) figures - OEC
UK European election results - 2014
UK goods exports (visualized by year/country) - ghemawat.com
We don’t need to leave the EU to scrap the tampon tax
What has the EU done for your area?
Which EU country has the largest number of citizens living abroad? [1min]
Who does the UK trade with? - Office of National Statistics
Who needs European Employment Rights? We all do.
Will the UK pay for future euro bailouts?
£ vs $ - last 5 years
£ vs € - last 5 years
£1.5bn GDP boost from UK-Japan trade deal is not on top of existing EU-Japan deal benefits
explainers
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"30 truths about leaving on WTO terms" - David Henig
"Lots of requests for a step-by-step explanation of Johnson's plans to breach Protocol on Irish border. No problem." - Michael Dougan
"Operation Yellowhammer" Explained [2 mins]
10 facts about EU trade deals [pdf] - CBI
10 things that stopped Brexit happening
7 horrors in Johnson’s Brexit bill
Anti-Brexit campaigner Femi Oluwole perfectly explains the difference between the Customs Union and the EU
Backstop: Why is the Irish border blocking Brexit?
Borderlands - Explore the Border
Brexit 'super Saturday': your guide to the big day
Brexit and EU Agencies
Brexit and identity in NI: A delicate issue
Brexit and its impact on dentistry
Brexit and nature conservation fact sheet - UKELA
Brexit Briefings - British Medical Association
Brexit explained: What is the problem with the Irish border? [6mins]
Brexit explained: What would a no-deal Brexit mean?
Brexit explained: Why does the Border matter and what is the backstop?
Brexit explainer: What is in the new deal?
Brexit Gives 14 EU Nations Extra European Parliament Seats
Brexit Guide: where are we now?
Brexit trade deal: What the EU's plans for the next stage of negotiations could mean for the UK
Brexit trade deal: Who really owns UK fishing quotas?
Brexit: The Facts - The Irish Times
Brexit: the implications for health and social care - The King's Fund
Brexit: Would no deal mean the return of direct rule [in Northern Ireland]?
Can post-Brexit services FTAs compensate for loss of the single market? - ExplainTrade [1 min]
Cooper-Letwin bill: here’s how the plan to prevent a no-deal Brexit by law will actually work
Costly, Chaotic and Catastrophic: What happens with a no-deal Brexit?
Customs Union: what Brexit amendment means for Boris Johnson's deal – and how it's different to the single market
Did They Get Brexit Done? - ExplainTrade
Does it matter if the UK leaves Euratom?
Does the EU Really Need the UK? - Brexit Explained
EHIC after Brexit: what happens to your health insurance card when the UK leaves the EU, and if will still be valid
EU Law expert Professor Michael Dougan dissects Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal [22 mins]
EU top jobs explained: who is coming in and what is their role?
EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement
European elections 2019: why the UK is involved, when the EU vote is happening and how it all works
European Parliament elections 2019: What is the European People's Party and what does it stand for?
European Universities Initiative - factsheet [pdf]
Factbox: No-deal Brexit - what it might mean for UK economy
Five Things You Should Know About The Brexit Party
Future EU-UK Trade Negotiations, what will the EU ask for? - ExplainTrade [4 mins]
How a no-deal Brexit threatens your weekly food shop
How balanced was the debate over Brexit?
How Brexit has created four new political factions
How do European elections work? - BBC
How do European Parliament elections work in the UK and how do I vote?
How does the EU pass new laws? [6 mins]
How much do you contribute to EU membership?
How Much Has Brexit Actually Cost The UK?
How much of Johnson's 'great new deal' is actually new?
How much would NHS costs rise if there’s no Brexit deal?
How the d’Hondt system works for the European Parliament elections
How true is Boris Johnson's claim EU wants to 'cut off' part of UK?
How Ukip normalised far-right politics [9 mins]
How would post-Brexit trade deals actually work?
If You’re Wondering How Hard a ‘Hard Brexit’ Could Be
If You’re Wondering How Hard a ‘Hard Brexit’ Could Be
Irish Government says EU office in Belfast is 'logical' amid stand-off with UK
Irish Sea border: how the Brexit deal proposal would actually work
Is a clean break Brexit possible?
Is Boris Johnson right about the rules on kippers?
Is the UK’s new trade deal with Japan really something to get excited about?
It’s a staggering tissue of lies and half-truths [rebutting thread about supposed lack of democracy in the EU]
Just in case you're interested, this is what the European parliament actually does
Michel Barnier's Brexit tweets explained [re NI backstop]
No deal Brexit: issues, impact, implications
No-deal Brexit: what would ‘WTO terms’ mean for UK-EU trade?
No-Deal Brexit: Why MPs Want To Recall Parliament And What Next
Operation Yellowhammer: why it matters that no-deal Brexit report changed from ‘base case’ to ‘reasonable worst case scenario’
Parliament Has Been Shutdown. How Did This Happen And What Next?
Prof. Andrew Knapp - How democratic is the EU?
Prof. Dougan responding to question about an 'EU army'
Profile: African Union (BBC News)
Proroguing Parliament: What does it mean?
Regulations, Alignment and the Level Playing Field - ExplainTrade
Rules of origin: can the EU-UK trade be frictionless?
Services Trade, Simply Explained - ExplainTrade
Short thread to remind ourselves of the key pros and cons of the Norway model - Prof. Dougan
Tariffs: What Will a Cut Mean for You?
The 'Irish Sea border': what does it mean for GB business?
The Brexit Transition Period Explained
The Canada, Australia Models for Post-Brexit Trade and What They Mean for Britain
The consequences of a no-deal Brexit on travel
The European Commission explained
The New Irish Border Deal - ExplainTrade
The Real Reason Europe Needs The EU [Infographic]
This Is What US Business Wants From A US-UK Trade Deal
Trade Explained
Trade: freeports and free zones - Institute for Government
Trade: rules of origin - Institute for Government
Trading and labelling organic food if there’s no Brexit deal
Transition period - European Commission
Travel to the EU from 2021: Will I need a new passport and what changes are being made?
UK–EU future relationship: data adequacy - Institute for Government
Understanding the WTO - WTO
What actually happens if Britain leaves the EU?
What are EU countries doing to prepare for no deal?
What are the sticking points in a post-Brexit UK-EU trade deal?
