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News and updates from the Full Fact team

10 November 2023

It’s time political parties tidied up their election campaigns

Political parties need to start restoring trust in our democracy and ending dodgy election campaign practices

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It’s time political parties tidied up their election campaigns
25 October 2023

Major victory in Parliament as Full Fact supporters ensure MPs fix broken corrections system

After thousands of Full Fact supporters wrote to MPs asking them to participate in a vote to change the way the corrections process works, MPs voted to fix the broken …

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Major victory in Parliament as Full Fact supporters ensure MPs fix broken corrections system
18 October 2023

Open letter to the Prime Minister and Chair of the Conservative Party

Repeating misleading claims can destroy trust in our democracy. We wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister and Conservative Party Chair.

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Open letter to the Prime Minister and Chair of the Conservative Party
17 October 2023

Israel-Gaza conflict: How to fact check misleading videos

Genuine footage of the conflict has been shared, but miscaptioned videos have been spreading too. Here’s how to work out what’s real and what’s not.

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Israel-Gaza conflict: How to fact check misleading videos
29 September 2023

Ministerial corrections and battling hoax posts: how our fact checking had an impact this summer

Fact checking isn’t just about publishing fact checks. We take action to slow and stop the spread of bad information.

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Ministerial corrections and battling hoax posts: how our fact checking had an impact this summer
14 September 2023

Full Fact announces Chris Morris as new chief executive

Full Fact announces Chris Morris as new chief executive

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Full Fact announces Chris Morris as new chief executive
31 August 2023

Seven ways to spot if a Facebook post is a hoax

Spotting hoax posts on Facebook isn’t always easy, so here are seven things to look for if you’re trying to tell a fake post from a real one

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Seven ways to spot if a Facebook post is a hoax
27 July 2023

Full Fact campaign wins improved media literacy in the Online Safety Bill

If implemented effectively, changes to the Bill will now help more people spot truth from fiction online.

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Full Fact campaign wins improved media literacy in the Online Safety Bill
27 July 2023

Five ways our fact checking had an impact in June

How thousands of people have helped slow and stop the spread of bad information this month

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Five ways our fact checking had an impact in June
10 July 2023

Full Fact campaign paves the way for Parliament to change MP corrections

As our elected representatives, MPs owe us the truth. However, too few MPs are currently willing — or able — to correct the official record when they make mistakes in …

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Full Fact campaign paves the way for Parliament to change MP corrections
15 June 2023

Privileges Committee investigation alone won't rebuild public trust

MPs must do more to get their house in order—starting with Parliament's broken corrections system.

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Privileges Committee investigation alone won't rebuild public trust
8 June 2023

Five ways our fact checking had an impact in May

How our fact checking helped improve the information landscape this month

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Five ways our fact checking had an impact in May

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