Blog - Full Fact

16th Sep 2019

It can’t be left to Facebook to safeguard our democracy

Facebook are implementing new advertising safeguards after Full Fact spotted altered headlines being run by the Conservative Party. But these actions aren't enough to protect our next election. Read more

3rd Sep 2019

Election law needs to change before any election to safeguard our democracy

Full Fact has today written to all MPs and Peers calling for UK election law to be updated before any election. Read more

29th Aug 2019

Looking back on five years volunteering at Full Fact

Today we say a fond farewell to our longest standing volunteer, Sinéad, who is going on to work at Ofcom. Read more

8th Aug 2019

Full Fact's joint research programme with Africa Check and Chequeado

We are publishing the first of a series of research briefings exploring the available evidence base on how we can best tackle misinformation. Read more

30th Jul 2019

Full Fact publishes first report on Facebook’s Third Party Fact Checking programme

Our first report into our experiences so far fact checking content on Facebook. Read more

23rd Jul 2019

A Prime Minister’s words matter—will you stand up for honesty in politics?

A Prime Minister’s words matter. We should take them seriously. Read more

23rd Jul 2019

Boris Johnson and Full Fact: a brief history of factchecking

At Full Fact we’ve been factchecking claims that Mr. Johnson has made for almost a decade, ever since we were founded in 2010. Read more

15th Jul 2019

Full Fact calls for urgent action from government to overhaul its use of data

Full Fact is one of 11 organisations calling for a transformative change to improve the UK government's use of data, for better government and better society Read more