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18th Oct 2019
Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal: four key questions answered
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18th Oct 2019
We fact checked this viral image on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal
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18th Oct 2019
Could we still have a “no deal” Brexit in 2020 at the end of the transition?
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18th Oct 2019
Does the new withdrawal agreement create a border in the Irish Sea?
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18th Oct 2019
This comparison between Brexit’s impact and the financial crisis is flawed
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17th Oct 2019
There are some problems with this estimate of Labour’s nationalisation plans
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16th Oct 2019
Voter ID scheme: far more turned away than convicted of electoral fraud
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16th Oct 2019
Evening Standard wrong to say wages aren’t rising
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16th Oct 2019
Viral post about Conservatives’ record in government gets lots of things wrong
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11th Oct 2019
How long does the average government last?
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9th Oct 2019
Claim about UK wealth and poverty is flawed
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9th Oct 2019
More prisoners to be released two thirds of the way through sentence than halfway
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4th Oct 2019
Over 200,000 elderly people experienced domestic abuse in 2017/18
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4th Oct 2019
This quote attributed to Boris Johnson is not real
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3rd Oct 2019
Is the suicide rate up?
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3rd Oct 2019
The government has given six hospitals money to upgrade buildings
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1st Oct 2019
It’s not true to say a Brexit extension would cost £1 billion
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27th Sep 2019
Top CEOs make average worker salary in three days
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27th Sep 2019
Poverty in the UK: a guide to the facts and figures
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26th Sep 2019
Claim about cost of Labour’s welfare policy is unsubstantiated
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26th Sep 2019
Labour didn’t vote to scrap all immigration controls
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26th Sep 2019
It’s not certain that 87 people a day are dying waiting for care
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25th Sep 2019
The Lord Kerr who wrote Article 50 isn’t the Lord Kerr who sits on the Supreme Court
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24th Sep 2019
Express front page headline on diabetes is based on flawed research
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23rd Sep 2019
Does badger culling work?
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19th Sep 2019
Is schools spending going to be at record levels?
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18th Sep 2019
How long do child killers serve in prison?
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18th Sep 2019
Were the Lib Dems the first party to campaign for an EU referendum?
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13th Sep 2019
The ‘headline’ on this BBC article linked to by a Conservative Party Facebook ad isn’t the real headline
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12th Sep 2019
We think there's a big error in that viral article about hedge funds and Brexit
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12th Sep 2019
We can’t say how many people are ‘hooked on’ prescription drugs
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11th Sep 2019
MP’s claim about rising unemployment in the West Midlands is wrong
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11th Sep 2019
Why Sinn Féin MPs don’t get salaries
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10th Sep 2019
Scotland doesn’t have the highest taxes in Europe
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9th Sep 2019
What does proroguing parliament mean?
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5th Sep 2019
Does stop and search work?
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5th Sep 2019
GATT 24: new argument, same old problems
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3rd Sep 2019
Would an extension to Brexit cost £1 billion a month?
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3rd Sep 2019
A new Brexit bill doesn’t allow the EU to unilaterally extend the Brexit date
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3rd Sep 2019
Is £14 billion being spent on education?
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2nd Sep 2019
Life expectancy in the UK isn’t falling
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29th Aug 2019
Claim that 97% of Labour activists support remain alliance is flawed
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29th Aug 2019
Do Notting Hill Carnival and Glastonbury have similar crime rates?
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28th Aug 2019
Can refugees enter the UK illegally?
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27th Aug 2019
Does a no deal Brexit mean no divorce bill?
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27th Aug 2019
The EU doesn’t have a 30% tariff on African cocoa imports
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21st Aug 2019
EU immigration to the UK has been bigger than we thought
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21st Aug 2019
Did “our boys” change the handball rule?
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20th Aug 2019
Being ‘measles free’ doesn’t mean there are no cases of measles
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19th Aug 2019
The government has not just “set in stone” the repeal of the European Communities Act
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19th Aug 2019
It’s not government policy to raise the pension age to 75
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16th Aug 2019
Survation didn’t say the Liberal Democrats are polling ahead of the Conservatives in Esher and Walton
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16th Aug 2019
An article about leaked Lib Dem emails is fake
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16th Aug 2019
Are assaults on police officers rising?
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16th Aug 2019
How many rapists reoffend?
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16th Aug 2019
How many refugees does the UK take in?
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15th Aug 2019
£4 billion Brexit stockpiling claim based on flawed survey
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15th Aug 2019
How energy intensive is a Google search?
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13th Aug 2019
We can’t say patients are waiting over two weeks to see a GP on average
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13th Aug 2019
MP tweets inaccurate quote from quotes website
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18th Oct 2019
Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal: four key questions answered
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18th Oct 2019
We fact checked this viral image on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal
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18th Oct 2019
Could we still have a “no deal” Brexit in 2020 at the end of the transition?
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18th Oct 2019
Does the new withdrawal agreement create a border in the Irish Sea?
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18th Oct 2019
This comparison between Brexit’s impact and the financial crisis is flawed
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17th Oct 2019
There are some problems with this estimate of Labour’s nationalisation plans
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16th Oct 2019
Voter ID scheme: far more turned away than convicted of electoral fraud
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16th Oct 2019
Evening Standard wrong to say wages aren’t rising
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16th Oct 2019
Viral post about Conservatives’ record in government gets lots of things wrong
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11th Oct 2019
How long does the average government last?
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9th Oct 2019
Claim about UK wealth and poverty is flawed
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9th Oct 2019
More prisoners to be released two thirds of the way through sentence than halfway
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4th Oct 2019
Over 200,000 elderly people experienced domestic abuse in 2017/18
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4th Oct 2019
This quote attributed to Boris Johnson is not real
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3rd Oct 2019
Is the suicide rate up?
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3rd Oct 2019
The government has given six hospitals money to upgrade buildings
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1st Oct 2019
It’s not true to say a Brexit extension would cost £1 billion
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27th Sep 2019
Top CEOs make average worker salary in three days
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27th Sep 2019
Poverty in the UK: a guide to the facts and figures
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26th Sep 2019
Claim about cost of Labour’s welfare policy is unsubstantiated
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26th Sep 2019
Labour didn’t vote to scrap all immigration controls
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26th Sep 2019
It’s not certain that 87 people a day are dying waiting for care
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25th Sep 2019
The Lord Kerr who wrote Article 50 isn’t the Lord Kerr who sits on the Supreme Court
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24th Sep 2019
Express front page headline on diabetes is based on flawed research
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23rd Sep 2019
Does badger culling work?
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19th Sep 2019
Is schools spending going to be at record levels?
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18th Sep 2019
How long do child killers serve in prison?
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18th Sep 2019
Were the Lib Dems the first party to campaign for an EU referendum?
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13th Sep 2019
The ‘headline’ on this BBC article linked to by a Conservative Party Facebook ad isn’t the real headline
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12th Sep 2019
We think there's a big error in that viral article about hedge funds and Brexit
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12th Sep 2019
We can’t say how many people are ‘hooked on’ prescription drugs
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11th Sep 2019
MP’s claim about rising unemployment in the West Midlands is wrong
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11th Sep 2019
Why Sinn Féin MPs don’t get salaries
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10th Sep 2019
Scotland doesn’t have the highest taxes in Europe
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9th Sep 2019
What does proroguing parliament mean?
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5th Sep 2019
Does stop and search work?
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5th Sep 2019
GATT 24: new argument, same old problems
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3rd Sep 2019
Would an extension to Brexit cost £1 billion a month?
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3rd Sep 2019
A new Brexit bill doesn’t allow the EU to unilaterally extend the Brexit date
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3rd Sep 2019
Is £14 billion being spent on education?
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2nd Sep 2019
Life expectancy in the UK isn’t falling
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29th Aug 2019
Claim that 97% of Labour activists support remain alliance is flawed
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29th Aug 2019
Do Notting Hill Carnival and Glastonbury have similar crime rates?
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28th Aug 2019
Can refugees enter the UK illegally?
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27th Aug 2019
Does a no deal Brexit mean no divorce bill?
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27th Aug 2019
The EU doesn’t have a 30% tariff on African cocoa imports
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21st Aug 2019
EU immigration to the UK has been bigger than we thought
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21st Aug 2019
Did “our boys” change the handball rule?
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20th Aug 2019
Being ‘measles free’ doesn’t mean there are no cases of measles
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19th Aug 2019
The government has not just “set in stone” the repeal of the European Communities Act
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19th Aug 2019
It’s not government policy to raise the pension age to 75
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16th Aug 2019
Survation didn’t say the Liberal Democrats are polling ahead of the Conservatives in Esher and Walton
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16th Aug 2019
An article about leaked Lib Dem emails is fake
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16th Aug 2019
Are assaults on police officers rising?
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16th Aug 2019
How many rapists reoffend?
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16th Aug 2019
How many refugees does the UK take in?
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15th Aug 2019
£4 billion Brexit stockpiling claim based on flawed survey
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15th Aug 2019
How energy intensive is a Google search?
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13th Aug 2019
We can’t say patients are waiting over two weeks to see a GP on average
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13th Aug 2019
MP tweets inaccurate quote from quotes website
Full Fact in the news
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14th Sep 2019
Instagram fact-check: Can a new flagging tool stop fake news?
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14th Sep 2019
Facebook removes altered Conservative advertisement
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13th Sep 2019
Facebook Fact-Checker Finds UK Conservatives Ran Ads With Altered BBC Headline
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13th Sep 2019
Conservative Party Facebook advert altered BBC headline
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13th Sep 2019
Tories misrepresent critical BBC News article in Facebook ad
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5th Sep 2019
We checked Boris Johnson's claim that a Brexit extension will cost £1bn a month – and yes, it's wrong
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30th Aug 2019
Why has Parliament been suspended? Prorogation explained, and what the move means for Brexit
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22nd Aug 2019
Fake news is 'reinforced by false memories'
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5th Aug 2019
Charity demands £100m Brexit campaign to be 'accurate' and 'transparent'
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31st Jul 2019
Facebook Fact-Checker Says Company Must Share More Data to Fight Misinformation
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30th Jul 2019
Facebook isn’t doing enough to tackle misinformation, say fact-checkers
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30th Jul 2019
Charity urges Facebook to extend fact-checking to Instagram
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30th Jul 2019
Facebook fact-checker: fake news is very bad for your health
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9th Jul 2019
Fact checking the ITV debate: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt's claims examined
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30th Jun 2019
Google directing people to extreme content and conspiracy theories, Sky News finds
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18th Jun 2019
Can employment statistics be trusted?
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23rd May 2019
Full Fact secures $2 million Google AI grant to fight misinformation
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30th Apr 2019
Voters Shouldn't Trust Labour Or The Conservatives' Council Tax Claims
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15th Apr 2019
Nothing but the truth: Inside Facebook's UK fact-checking war room
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10th Apr 2019
Ministers should not be saying the government is ready for no deal if they don’t have the evidence to back it up
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8th Apr 2019
Factchecks and balances in the age of fake news
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5th Apr 2019
Brexit news: The fast-changing facts and what you need to know
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18th Feb 2019
What is fake news, what are the worst examples and why does it matter?
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18th Feb 2019
Facebook needs regulation to combat fake news, say MPs
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15th Feb 2019
Fact/Fiction: Are one in three UK firms planning to leave because of Brexit?
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13th Feb 2019
‘A constructively critical relationship’: Facebook’s fact-checking program shows improvement
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4th Feb 2019
Theresa May Urged To Clamp Down On 'Wild West' Social Media Campaigning
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18th Jan 2019
BBC More or Less: Intersex Numbers, Fact-Checking Facebook, Jack Bogle
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16th Jan 2019
BBC The Media Show: Who needs fact-checkers?
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11th Jan 2019
Facebook rolls out fact-checking operation in UK
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11th Jan 2019
This is how Facebook's news feed fact-checking will work in the UK
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11th Jan 2019
Facebook’s fact-checking programme is coming to the UK to tackle fake news
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10th Jan 2019
Facebook brings fact-checking service to the UK to take down disinformation
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13th Nov 2018
The Why Factor - Fact Checkers
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12th Nov 2018
As fake news flourishes, the UK's fact-checkers are turning to automation to compete
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6th Nov 2018
Fact/Fiction: Do 10% of Brits really qualify for an Irish passport?
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28th Sep 2018
This MP's Brexit poll is an almost perfect example of bad polling practice
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28th Aug 2018
BBC news is not biased in Brexit reporting, says John Simpson
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24th Aug 2018
BBC More or Less: A no-frills life, automated fact-checking, Lord of the Rings maths
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8th Aug 2018
Boris Johnson's burqa row proves Britain is having its own culture war
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29th Jul 2018
With more elections looming, fake news must be tackled now
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28th Jul 2018
Full Fact on BBC Breakfast talking about the leaked DCMS report, fake news and political advertising
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10th May 2018
Three innovations in digital journalism
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8th May 2018
Radical ideas for rebalancing Britain's baby boomers and millenials
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12th Apr 2018
Dominic Raab urged to make immigration house price data public
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16th Mar 2018
Fake-News Makers, Beware: This Firm Claims It Can Oust A Photo With One Fake Pixel
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12th Mar 2018
Economic forecasts aren’t facts, and we shouldn’t treat them as such
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28th Oct 2017
BBC Click: Automated Factchecking
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8th Aug 2017
Journalists to use 'immune system' software against fake news
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29th Jun 2017
Full Fact's new tools check the accuracy of subtitles and hunt down the source of false claims
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6th Jun 2017
Fact check: Have armed police numbers been cut?
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6th Jun 2017
General Election fact watch: Can you be in the single market without being an EU member?
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1st Jun 2017
General Election fact watch: Do grammar schools improve social mobility?
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31st May 2017
General Election Fact Watch: Did last year see the steepest fall in university applications for 30 years?
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30th May 2017
General Election fact watch: Have 2.9 million jobs really been created since 2010?
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26th May 2017
General Election fact watch: Are young people really struggling to find work?
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22nd May 2017
General Election fact watch: How did immigration change when Theresa May was Home Secretary?
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19th May 2017
Truth seekers: inside the UK election's fake news war room
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19th May 2017
General Election fact watch: Are more people in work but not getting enough pay or hours?
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18th May 2017
General Election fact watch: Did the number of social rented homes fall by 420,000 under Labour
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18th May 2017
General Election fact watch: Did the number of social rented homes fall by 420,000 under Labour
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17th May 2017
General Election fact watch: Millions of people who voted Leave did not vote for ‘hard Brexit’
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16th May 2017
General Election fact watch: Food bank use has risen under the Conservatives
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15th May 2017
General election factwatch: Has the UK's deficit come down by two thirds?
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12th May 2017
General Election factwatch: Has the four-hour A&E target not been hit for two years?
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11th May 2017
General Election factwatch: Is funding for schools at record levels?
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10th May 2017
General Election factwatch: Are a million people on a zero hours contract?
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9th May 2017
General Election fact watch: Is immigration really coming down?
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8th May 2017
General Election fact watch: Is the EU really asking for a £100bn Brexit divorce bill?
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5th May 2017
General Election fact watch: Which Government was more generous to pensioners?
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4th May 2017
General Election fact watch: Is crime really rising under the Tories?
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9th Apr 2017
8 ways to spot fake news online (WIRED)
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7th Apr 2017
New tool will help Facebook users spot ‘fake news’ stories on the site (The Sun)
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7th Apr 2017
Facebook told its fake news campaign`should just be the start´(Mail Online)
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6th Apr 2017
Facebook to offer users tips on spotting fake news (Guardian)
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1st Mar 2017
Lies, propaganda and fake news (BBC Future Now)
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26th Feb 2017
Exposing fake news and lies (Observer)
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24th Feb 2017
Can your child spot #fakenews? (BBC News Facebook Live)
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22nd Feb 2017
Prime Minister's Questions: Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May's claims fact checked (Telegraph)
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22nd Feb 2017
What is fake news? (BBC Breakfast)
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21st Feb 2017
How do you spot fake news? (BBC Newsround)
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11th Feb 2017
Fake news is 'killing people's minds' (Sky News)
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10th Feb 2017
Getting automated fact-checking from science fiction to reality
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8th Feb 2017
How can fact-checking be automated?
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8th Feb 2017
How can fact-checking be automated? (Journalism.co.uk)
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21st Jan 2017
Computers to search for truth in war on fake news (The Times)
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17th Jan 2017
Good Morning Britain (ITV)
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15th Jan 2017
The Big Questions: is digital media good for democracy? (BBC)
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11th Jan 2017
Prime Minister's Questions: Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May's claims fact checked (Telegraph)
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22nd Dec 2016
5 new automated fact-checking projects underway (Digiday)
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18th Dec 2016
The Brexit Effect (BBC)
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18th Nov 2016
Post-Truth Politics (Nieman)
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17th Nov 2016
Google’s DNI fund puts €24M into 124 news projects across Europe (TechCrunch)
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17th Nov 2016
Full Fact wants to automate fact checking to fight fake news (Engadget)
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17th Nov 2016
Google funds automated fact-checking software in bid to fight fake news (Independent)
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17th Nov 2016
Google funds more than 100 European projects in second round of Digital News Initiative (Journalism.co.uk)
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17th Nov 2016
Google is helping Full Fact create an automated, real-time fact-checker (WIRED)
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1st Nov 2016
US Election 2016: the online warriors exposing Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's lies (Evening Standard)
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9th Jun 2016
Full Fact to look into Remain and Leave claims (ITV)
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12th May 2016
Full Fact on the Huffington Post (Huffington Post)
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29th Apr 2016
Our EU Referendum crowdfunder (crowdfunder.co.uk)
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25th Apr 2016
Leading academics and Full Fact check claims made by referendum campaigns (The UK in a Changing Europe)
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1st Mar 2016
The Nuffield Foundation on Full Fact (Nuffield)