---
title: "A village of 800 residents in North Yorkshire is scheduled to receive 3,750 illegal migrants, which would outnumber its population."
claim_id: "O6YYqRAMI8VXfIPwzwsu"
validity: 15
model: accounts/fireworks/models/kimi-k2p6
---

# Claim: A village of 800 residents in North Yorkshire is scheduled to receive 3,750 illegal migrants, which would outnumber its population.

Verdict: 15%
Model: Kimi K2.6
Checked on: 26/06/2026

## Verdict explanation

Based on my research, here's my analysis:

**Reasoning:**

- The claim of **800 residents** is inaccurate for Linton-on-Ouse — the 2011 census recorded **1,201 people** there, while local officials have recently cited figures closer to **700 people**[^1][^2].

- The **3,750 figure refers to the combined capacity across THREE military sites**, not just Linton-on-Ouse. The three sites are MoD Bicester (Oxfordshire), MoD Barnham (Suffolk), and MoD Linton-on-Ouse (North Yorkshire)[^3][^4][^5].

- **Linton-on-Ouse itself is expected to house approximately 1,200 single male asylum seekers**, not 3,750[^2][^6]. The claim conflates the total capacity of three separate sites with just one village[^4][^7].

- The people to be housed are **asylum seekers**, not "illegal migrants." Asylum seekers have a legal status under UK law while their claims are being processed, making the term "illegal" a mischaracterization[^7][^3].

- **Planning permission has not yet been granted** for any of these sites, so describing them as "scheduled to receive" overstates the certainty of the plans[^3][^7][^4].

- The 3,750 asylum seekers being divided across three sites would not individually outnumber any of the local populations — the claim is mathematically false because it treats a three-site total as if it were one village's allocation.

**Overall validity: 15%**

[^1]:
    [Linton-on-Ouse - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linton-on-Ouse)

[^2]:
    [RAF Linton-on-Ouse 'wrong place' for asylum seekers - councillors](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c05y12z3g79o)

[^3]:
    [Home Office plan to use more military bases to house asylum seekers](http://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgjm61lkl4o)

[^4]:
    [Home Office eyes up three more military sites to house thousands of ...](https://ca.news.yahoo.com/home-office-eyes-three-more-213038351.html)

[^5]:
    [Home Office plan to use more military bases to house asylum seekers - BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgjm61lkl4o)

[^6]:
    [Dismay over new plans to house migrants at the RAF Linton site near York | YorkMix | YorkMix](https://www.yorkmix.com/mp-says-there-are-plans-to-use-raf-linton-on-ouse-as-an-asylum-centre-again)

[^7]:
    [Charities condemn ‘arrogant’ plans to house asylum seekers at former military sites | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/25/charities-condemn-arrogant-plans-to-house-asylum-seekers-at-former-military-sites)

## Sources using this claim (1)

- [A small village of just 800 people in North Yorkshire is set to receive 3,750 illegal migrants, outn…](/source/x:ukfreedomunite:2070409521625784561) — 10% — 19 views