Cassie Staines

Policy Manager (former)

Cassie was responsible for leading our parliamentary engagement, our policy work on election integrity and our interventions work with public figures. She joined Full Fact in 2018. Before that she worked in charity advocacy and as a civil servant.

12 August 2020

Full Fact welcomes consultation to update our outdated election laws

Voters should know who is targeting them online and who is paying for it.

15 July 2020

Full Fact raises concerns with regulator over inaccurate testing data

We are particularly concerned about a lack of willingness from the government to engage on specific questions of accuracy.

15 February 2019

All that glitters is not gold(en): how the press misreported Mark Carney's speech

This week, three national newspapers all reported the same misleading phrase from a speech by the governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney. We look into what went wrong.

19 December 2018

Five ways Full Fact has made a difference this year

Let's be honest, it’s been a confusing year in British politics. But through it all, we've made sure you get the facts you deserve.

1 November 2018

Confusing calculations: why politicians should stick to the basics

A recent figure used by the Chancellor had us scratching our heads. When we investigated further, we found some confusing calculations and potentially misleading numbers.

2 October 2018

Tackling misinformation in an open society

Full Fact’s new report on ‘Tackling misinformation in an open society’

24 May 2018

Good practice makes perfect: how we're improving the communication of statistics

Full Fact often works with people who produce public information to improve the way it’s presented - helping people using that information to avoid mistakes in the first place.

9 May 2018

When headlines aren’t quite as they seem

When it comes to headlines, what you see should be what you get. Last week we secured a correction in The Sun. This is what happened.

18 April 2018

Making progress on mental health

Last year we factchecked a debate on Twitter about mental health. Since then we’ve been working to make sure that all the figures are accurate and publically available, and we can now update you on ou

22 February 2018

For the love of statistics: Full Fact welcomes new Code of Practice

Statistics help us make decisions that affect our lives. The UK Statistics Authority has published a new Code of Practice to safeguard the quality and value of statistics.

Fact checks

Analysis

Policy & Impact

About

Cassie Staines

Policy Manager (former)

Full Fact welcomes consultation to update our outdated election laws

Full Fact raises concerns with regulator over inaccurate testing data

All that glitters is not gold(en): how the press misreported Mark Carney's speech

Five ways Full Fact has made a difference this year

Confusing calculations: why politicians should stick to the basics

Tackling misinformation in an open society

Good practice makes perfect: how we're improving the communication of statistics

When headlines aren’t quite as they seem

Making progress on mental health

For the love of statistics: Full Fact welcomes new Code of Practice

Full Fact fights bad information