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Some rumors say that eating garlic helps to fight the coronavirus
  • Italy
  • Greece
  • Germany

Fact check: Fake rumors about the coronavirus

There is also a lot of disinformation and fake news when it comes to how coronavirus might affect you and your health. We take a look at some of the main rumors circulating on social media.

How does the “Fachkräftezuwanderungsgesetz” - or Skilled Immigration Act - make it easier for skilled professionals to migrate to Germany for work?
  • Germany

Fact check: What's the new skilled immigration law in Germany? ('Fachkräftezuwanderungsgesetz')

The Skilled Immigration Act is due to come into force on March 1. It will allow foreigners from non-EU countries and with certain skills to apply for work permits, and move to Germany using legal channels. Let's find out more.

If you are undocumented, you have no insurance and are therefore not entitled to medical care
  • Germany

Fact check: Medical care for migrants without documents

If you don’t have legal documents in a European country, it’s often extremely complicated to see a doctor. But in most European countries, there are ways to get help if you’re sick. We take a look at Germany.

Many rumors about Syrian refugees have been circulating in Turkish society recently
  • Turkey
  • Syria

Fact check: Rumors about Syrian refugees in Turkey

There's a growing animosity towards Syrian refugees in Turkey, driven in large parts by rumors and gossip. What are those rumors exactly? InfoMigrants takes a look.

The number of Venezuelan asylum in Europe has reportedly doubled in the past year
  • Venezuela

Fact check: Venezuelans seeking asylum in the EU

In March, Venezuelan asylum-seekers made up the second highest number of nationals seeking protection in the EU, following those coming from Syria. How are Venezuelans coming to Europe and why are they seeking asylum?

Media reports have shown migrants — including children — with wounds they say were inflicted by police
  • Croatia
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina

Fact check: Push-backs from Croatia to Bosnia

Over the past year, many migrants trying to cross into the EU through unofficial border crossings between Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina have reported brutal treatment by Croatian border police. In a recent TV interview, the Croatian president admitted border guards were forcing migrants back over the border. InfoMigrants takes a look at the situation.

Resettlement is when refugees in a country of asylum are transferred to a third country that agrees to admit them
  • Lebanon
  • Germany
  • Canada

Fact check: The UNHCR resettlement program

You might have heard of the resettlement program that relocates refugees to another country. Many people wonder: How does it work, and who gets chosen?

If the refugee seeks to obtain a new nationality, one different from that of the state which granted them protection, protection can be revoked
  • Italy
  • Germany
  • France

Fact check: Can you lose your refugee status?

Refugee status and subsidiary protection are not necessarily permanent. Under what circumstance can these statuses be revoked?

Everyone has a right to appeal against a negative deecision
  • Germany
  • France

Fact check: What rights do rejected asylum seekers have?

Even if your application for asylum has been rejected in Germany, you have certain rights. What are these?

The general idea is that all children have to continue their compulsory schooling at least until the age of about 15 and 16
  • United Kingdom
  • Italy
  • Germany

Fact check: School systems in Europe

All kids have to go to school in Europe – including those of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers. But the public school systems vary from country to country, and can be quite confusing. Here's a short overview.

The idea of the regulation is to provide more legal certainty - not only to asylum seekers but also to the companies and organizations that provide them with vocational training
  • Germany

Fact check: What's the 3+2 regulation?

The 3+2 regulation allows asylum seekers to stay in Germany to complete vocational training, even when their asylum application is rejected. Here's a look at how it works.

If your asylum decision is negative, you lose your right to stay in Germany and may be forced to return to you country
  • Germany

Fact check: Who gets deported from Germany?

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer wants to introduce tougher deportation laws in Germany and make it easier to send criminal foreigners back to their home countries. Who exactly gets deported from Germany?