Letters and submissions

Read our latest submissions to consultations and letters to politicians and decision makers.

 

  • October 2023: Full Fact wrote to the Prime Minister and the Chair of the Conservative Party regarding their repetition of a misleading claim about the Labour Party
  • January 2023: Following Andrew Bridgen’s suspension as a Conservative MP, Full Fact wrote to Nadhim Zahawi MP, Chair of the Conservative Party, to highlight the full extent of the Covid-19 vaccine misinformation that Mr Bridgen has spread, and to ask whether the Conservative Party intends to endorse an MP who behaves like this at the next election.
  • December 2022: Full Fact requested a correction from Priti Patel MP in relation to a false claim she made about the percentage of Albanian small boat arrivals over the summer.
  • September 2022: Full Fact requested a correction from Liz Truss MP in relation to an incorrect claim she repeatedly made about the amount households will pay on their energy bills, under the new energy support package.
  • February 2022: Full Fact requested a correction from Boris Johnson MP in relation to an incorrect claim he repeatedly made about the number of people in employment.
  • February 2022: Full Fact submitted evidence to the Committee on Standards Consultation on the Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament.
  • September 2021: Full Fact submitted evidence to the pre-legislative scrutiny Draft Online Safety Bill Joint Committee.
  • August 2021: Full Fact submitted evidence to the DCMS Sub-Committee on Online Harms and Disinformation on its inquiry on the Government’s approach to tackling harmful online content, outlined in its draft Online Safety Bill.
  • August 2021: Full Fact submitted evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Elections Bill inquiry
  • February 2021: Full Fact submitted evidence to the Home Affairs Committee on online harms and the government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic
  • January 2021: Full Fact submitted evidence to the Law Commission consultation on proposed changes to communications offences
  • January 2021: Full Fact submitted evidence to the Committee For Standards in Public Life
  • October 2020: Full Fact submitted evidence to the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee. Chief executive Will Moy was invited to give oral evidence to the committee in a session that took place on 24 November
  • September 2020: Full Fact submitted evidence to Labour’s consulation Our Digital Future
  • September 2020: Full Fact submitted evidence to the European Commission’s consultation on the Digtial Services Act
  • July 2020: Full Fact raised concerns about the way in which statistics about coronavirus testing are being presented and communicated to the public, in a letter to the Office for Statistics Regulation
  • June 2020: Full Fact submitted evidence to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee’s inquiry into preparedness for Covid-19 (coronavirus)
  • May 2020: Full Fact submitted evidence to the House of Lords Communication and Digital Committee’s inquiry on the future of journalism
  • April 2020: Full Fact submitted evidence to the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s online harms and disinformation inquiry
  • October 2019: Full Fact submitted evidence to the House of Lords Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee
  • September 2019: Full Fact wrote to MPs and peers warning that the government must urgently update election laws to tackle the threat of interference and disinformation campaigns.
  • August 2019: Full Fact wrote to the Head of the Government Communications Service, asking for a public explanation of the governance of the planned £100m public information campaign on preparing for a no-deal Brexit
  • July 2019: Full Fact responded to the government’s Online Harms White Paper consultation
  • July 2019: Full Fact and 11 other organisations published a joint letter to the Secretary of State about the National Data Strategy consultation, asking for urgent action in seven key areas. We received a response on 20 August.
  • July 2019: Our evidence was quoted in the report of the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Governance of Official Statistics
  • March 2019: Chief Executive Will Moy gave oral evidence to the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Governance of Official Statistics