John’s story: when health misinformation leads to harm
At Full Fact, we work to challenge bad information—so people like John can make informed decisions about their health.
Full Fact fights bad information
Bad information ruins lives. It promotes hate, damages people’s health, and hurts democracy. You deserve better.
Recent fact checks
AI-generated and miscaptioned footage and images relating to the conflict between Israel and Iran are being shared widely on social media.
Our round-up covers viral claims we’ve fact checked since the conflict began, and offers some tips on what to watch out for.
There have been renewed calls for the government to scrap the two-child benefit limit after delays to the government’s child poverty strategy.
Our new explainer looks at how child poverty is measured, who’s impacted by the two-child benefit limit, and what’s been said about the policy.
The British Medical Association is currently balloting resident doctors about whether to strike following a recent pay award from the government.
We look at what NHS resident doctors earn and some claims currently circulating about their pay, as well as what the BMA is asking for.
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