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Tackle government and internet company ‘censorship-by-proxy’ in Online Safety Bill
Full Fact is calling on an end to Government and internet company 'censorship by proxy', with changes to the upcoming Online Safety Bill
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How thousands of helpers are training up our fact checking AI
Last autumn, over four thousand of supporters helped us match 250,000 claims in our 'Claim matching challenge'. But how exactly did it help improve our fact checking AI?
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False communication offence risks unintended damage to freedom of expression
Our response to the government's confirmation that it accepts the Law Commission's recommendations on a false communications offence.
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ASA upholds Full Fact complaint about misleading vaccine advert
The Advertising Standards Authority rules an advert containing misleading vaccine information breaches their rules.
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Statistics watchdog challenges government's ‘disappointing’ false employment claims
OSR challenge PM's false employment claims in letter to Downing Street
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Spotify must change its tune on Covid misinformation
Full Fact response to Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek's open letter.
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Full Fact releases updated and improved framework to fight misinformation
This iteration of the Framework introduces a five step process for using the Framework and template spreadsheets to aid collaboration among or between teams.
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80 fact checkers publish open letter to YouTube demanding effective action against disinformation
Fact checkers around the world are asking YouTube to create a roadmap of policy and product interventions to improve the information ecosystem, including working with non-partisan fact checkers.
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Full Fact welcomes Joint Committee's Online Safety Bill report—but questions on freedom of expression unanswered
The Joint Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bill published their report on the government’s proposed legislation, due next year.
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Four thousand steps closer to honesty
We’re grateful to the 4,257 donors who fought back against bad information this year.
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Standards in public life cannot be upheld without a focus on honesty
Full Fact response to 'Upholding Standards in Public Life, the Final report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life Standards Matter 2 review
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UK public as concerned by the spread of misinformation as immigration and Brexit and the EU
UK public as concerned by the spread of misinformation as immigration and Brexit and the EU
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