27th Jun 2019
Everyone talks about trust but how many people understand it?
In our new briefing, Full Fact’s Research Manager Amy Sippitt goes beyond the survey headlines to look at what trust really means. Read more
20th Jun 2019
Fact checking doesn’t work (the way you think it does)
Fact checkers need to move from ‘publish and pray’ to ‘publish and act’ Read more
11th Jun 2019
The factbombing problem: Why too many statistics can be damaging to the state of public debate
We’ll remember the Theresa May vs. Jeremy Corbyn era for both sides reeling off really long lists of disconnected facts at PMQs. Read more
29th May 2019
The prosecution of Boris Johnson
We want our politicians to tell the truth, but some aren't taking their responsibilities seriously—and our public bodies simply haven’t acted enough. Read more
7th May 2019
Full Fact and international partners win Google AI Impact Challenge
We're excited to announce that Full Fact – along with three of our international partners – has been chosen as a winner of the Google AI Impact Challenge. Read more
26th Apr 2019
Both Labour and the Conservatives should stop making these claims about council tax
Both parties claim their councils charge lower tax. Neither use data that can really be used to compare council tax in different areas. So both are making fairly meaningless claims. Read more
12th Apr 2019
Support our call to protect our elections from abuse by emailing your MP
Urgent action is needed to make sure the upcoming EU elections aren’t wide open to abuse—and we need your help. Read more
12th Apr 2019
The EU elections are approaching, the government needs to act now to protect them from abuse
Our election laws around political advertising and campaigning online are dangerously out of date and wide open to abuse. Read more
3rd Apr 2019
Research update #3: who shares ‘false news’ and what makes a good graph
An occasional series summarising research that can inform our work from Full Fact's Research Manager Amy Sippitt. Read more
29th Mar 2019
Our “backfire effect” research review: areas we need to understand better for factchecking
We take a look at some interesting findings for factcheckers from our "backfire effect" review. Read more
20th Mar 2019
Does the “backfire effect” exist—and does it matter for factcheckers?
In our new briefing, Full Fact’s Research Manager Amy Sippitt takes an in-depth look at whether the so-called “backfire effect” really exists—and what it means for factcheckers. Read more
15th Feb 2019
All that glitters is not gold(en): how the press misreported Mark Carney's speech
This week, three national newspapers all reported the same misleading phrase from a speech by the governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney. We look into what went wrong. Read more