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The ease with which far-right movements are able to produce questionable "data" on current migration trends is striking (Photo: Alessandro Rota/Oxfam)

Migration and May elections - time to get facts right

Migration will be one of the most prominent, divisive and potentially decisive topics in the forthcoming European elections.

The integrity and accuracy, or otherwise, of the debates that will be held during the forthcoming campaign will be critical.

They could potentially tilt the balance in favour of a drastic increase in the European Parliament representation of far-right and populist parties.

Yet, if the past few months are anything to go by, misinformation and misconce...

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