13th Mar 2020
Playing the long game: the impact of fact checkers on public figures, institutions, and the media
In this briefing, Full Fact’s Head of Research Amy Sippitt looks at what fact checking organisations can do to influence public debate. Read more
6th Mar 2020
Strengthening the public’s defences: how media literacy can help fight misinformation
We trace the history of media and information literacy, and showcase the range of interventions fact checkers can use to build a culture for accuracy. Read more
28th Feb 2020
What makes us believe a false claim? Age, education, and cognitive biases all play a part
In part two of our fighting bad information research series, we look at why and when we’re more likely to believe in something which isn’t true Read more
24th Feb 2020
Is a picture worth a thousand words? How to strike the balance between commanding attention and conveying information online
What makes you notice a fact check when reading the news online? In the first of our fighting bad information research series, we look into why good communication matters—and what ... Read more
20th Feb 2020
Helping the truth catch up: Full Fact, Africa Check and Chequeado turn to research to fight bad information
Full Fact’s Research Team and partners at Africa Check and Chequeado draw on the latest academic evidence to explain what shapes belief in misinformation, and how to fight it. Read more
12th Feb 2020
Online harms: we welcome the government’s commitment to freedom of expression, but more action is needed on bad information
Bad information ruins lives. Today’s response from the government about their online harms proposals recognises this threat, but there isn’t enough concrete action on how to tackle it. Read more
19th Dec 2019
The government must stick to its pledge to increase online political campaign transparency
The government must not lose focus on the importance of reforming dangerously outdated electoral laws, as it pushes ahead with the rest of its legislative agenda. Read more
13th Dec 2019
General Election 2019, fact checked
We knew independent, impartial, timely fact checking would be more needed than ever this election. So we asked for your help and have been overwhelmed by the response. Read more
6th Dec 2019
How we use AI to help fact check party manifestos
As part of our efforts to fact check the 2019 general election, we’ve been using our AI tools to scrutinise the manifestos of the main parties. Read more
4th Dec 2019
Full Fact partners with Ndemic Creations on new Fake News game scenario
Full Fact have partnered with Ndemic Creations to create a new Fake News scenario of their bestselling game Plague Inc. Read more
15th Nov 2019
Staying balanced: protecting our impartiality in an election
During an election, protecting our impartiality is vital. Here's how we do it. Read more