Full Fact is the UK's independent fact checking charity. We put reliable evidence at the heart of public debate so you can make sense of what matters.
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Full Fact's suite of AI tools on a typical day processes about a third of a million sentences — and has been used by over 40 fact-checking organizations across 30 countries. niemanlab.org/2026/06/full-f…
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We first highlighted this misleading claim made by @KemiBadenoch in the @Conservatives ‘Alternative King’s Speech’ in mid May: fullfact.org/economy/income-…
It’s pleasing to know that the @UKStatsAuth have endorsed our analysis. We now need to hear from the Conservative Party.
Today, we have written to the Leader of the Opposition about welfare spending. uksa.statisticsauthority.gov…
ALT Page one of Penny Young's letter to Kemi Badenoch MP about welfare spending. The full letter is available in HTML through the link in the post.
ALT Page two of Penny Young's letter to Kemi Badenoch MP about welfare spending. The full letter is available in HTML through the link in the post.
ALT Page three of Penny Young's letter to Kemi Badenoch MP about welfare spending. The full letter is available in HTML through the link in the post.
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The Guardian’s covered @FullFact’s investigation into misleading and unreliable local election leaflets on its front page this morning.
Full story here: theguardian.com/politics/202…
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If politicians are serious about restoring trust in our democracy, we deserve more than dodgy election leaflets with unreliable and misleading data. @FullFact’s investigation for @guardian
#FactsMatter
theguardian.com/politics/202…
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Seriously @ZiaYusufUK? You could start by reading our article fullfact.org/politics/reform…, and we've always been transparent about our funding and our commitment to impartiality. More here: fullfact.org/about/funding/
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🗣️ “We know bad information causes real harm.”
Hannah Smith from @FullFact joins the @ONS podcast to talk data misuse — and why getting #migration figures right is crucial.
Listen now: traffic.libsyn.com/3470c01f-…
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Why does health misinformation really matter? And how does it affect patients, and doctors, day to day?
@FullFact asked Laura, a consultant cardiologist, to tell John’s story…
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8J6h5H…
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EXCLUSIVE
📈 Major government claim on the NHS under scrutiny: the rate of increase of hospital appointments slowed, FOI data reveals
A @skynews @FullFact production with @DanielJDunford @michelle_inez @IslaGlaister
Watch:
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Excl: In US, Meta has ditched fact-checkers for FB and Insta - today, @FullFact raises alarm over 'out of control' level of misinformation on platforms.
It also reports a rise in AI 'deepfakes' - how can we know what's real, what's not?
Have a read:
independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho…
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"When finding and debunking online misinformation, you can end up falling down some pretty strange and dark rabbit holes..."
Great piece here for @FullFact’s #FactsMatter campaign from our News and Online Journalist Evie
fullfact.org/blog/2025/apr/f…
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Technical but important point here about a migration stat we've heard repeatedly in recent days which isn't quite right.
A quick 🧵
(TLDR: Immigration ≠ net migration)
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Closing tomorrow is this great starter role with the excellent team at @FullFact ⏳⌛️↩️
Video Producer for Full Fact: tinyurl.com/fkrk3te4 #mediajobs CD: 27/01 10am
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EFCSN is disappointed by Meta’s decision to end its Third Party Fact-Checking Program in the US, condemns its CEO’s statements linking fact-checking with censorship & calls on the EU to not be deterred in its efforts to stop the spread of disinformation. efcsn.com/news/2025-01-07_ef…
ALT EFCSN disappointed by end to Meta’s Third Party Fact-Checking Program in the US; Condemns statements linking fact-checking to censorship
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🗓️ 2024 was possibly @FullFact’s busiest-ever year, with a UK and US election, Middle East misinformation, deepfakes and more to contend with.
All-in we published over 1,000 fact checks and other pieces of content (explainers, blogs, videos etc).
A few highlights 👇 (1/12)
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Yesterday, @MichelaPalese @ElectoralCommUK, @__ChrisMorris__ @FullFact and @hannahrphill @JoCoxFoundation joined @alanjrenwick to discuss improving election discourse in the UK.
Catch up with what was said 👇
youtube.com/watch?v=4YImas46…
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The Leader of the House, @LucyMPowell, was delighted to be able to speak at Full Fact's parliamentary reception this week about the importance of restoring trust in politics, and what she is doing in her role to help achieve this.
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Watch how @FullFact, a UK-based organisation, is transforming health misinformation monitoring with Google Cloud in record time ⤵️ 🎥