28th May 2020
How can we fight bad information about health?
Full Fact’s Researcher Dr. Dora-Olivia Vicol looks at health misinformation, and how fact checkers and the general public can stand up to crises, conspiracies, and inaccurate everyday health advice. Read more
30th Apr 2020
Fighting the causes and consequences of bad information: the Full Fact Report 2020
Bad information ruins lives – read Full Fact’s report on what we can do to fight it. Read more
24th Apr 2020
What do our readers’ questions tell us about the public’s coronavirus concerns?
Since 16th March, our readers have sent in over 2,400 questions about the new coronavirus. We pulled together the recurring themes to try to find out what the public cares … Read more
22nd Apr 2020
Over half of the UK public say they ignore parties and politicians because they don’t know if they can trust them
These are the findings of research we commissioned from BritainThinks during the 2019 general election campaign, thanks to funding for our election work from the Nuffield Foundation. Read more
1st Apr 2020
Coronavirus: our pledge to you, our readers
Let's tackle bad information together. Read more
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