Claim: Nearly two-thirds of 'child' refugees who officials questioned about their real age were found to be adults.
Fact-check: Age assessments for Calais asylum seekers - Full Fact
Verdict: the home office has decided in two thirds of 'age disputes' that the asylum seeker involved was over 18. but there's no definitive test for age, and this fact isn't necessarily relevant to young people who have already been screened for age in calais.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Conor James Mckinney
Date published: 2016-10-20T00:00:00