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Full Fact partners with Ndemic Creations on new Fake News game scenario

Full Fact have partnered with Ndemic Creations to create a new Fake News scenario of their bestselling game Plague Inc.

Staying balanced: protecting our impartiality in an election

During an election, protecting our impartiality is vital. Here's how we do it.

Full Fact writes to all Parliamentary candidates: “if you don’t know, don’t bluff”

This is a vital election and voters deserve good information. We are writing to all candidates with a simple challenge: get your facts right, back up your claims with evidence, …

Full Fact awarded funds from the Nuffield Foundation to fact check the election

The Nuffield Foundation has awarded Full Fact £60,000 to improve the understanding and use of evidence in the 2019 general election campaign.

Fact checking the 2019 election: what makes a well communicated fact check?

Our new briefing draws together peer-reviewed academic research to find what makes a fact check well communicated and understood.

Our pledge to you this election–and how you can help

It’s happening. The UK is heading to the polls on 12th December. And at Full Fact, we're ready for the campaign.

Full Fact welcomes Facebook’s call for new UK laws to protect elections

We welcome Facebook's call for new UK laws to protect our elections. But it can’t be left to Facebook to safeguard our democracy.

Review and reflections: Truth and Trust Online 2019

We summarise the event and reflect on some of the key takeaways.

Reform of our election laws must be a priority: Full Fact response to the Queen’s Speech

As the Queen’s Speech reiterated government plans for changes to our election laws, Full Fact once again called for emergency legislation to ensure online political campaigns are open to scrutiny.

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.

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.

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.

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Full Fact partners with Ndemic Creations on new Fake News game scenario

Staying balanced: protecting our impartiality in an election

Full Fact writes to all Parliamentary candidates: “if you don’t know, don’t bluff”

Full Fact awarded funds from the Nuffield Foundation to fact check the election

Fact checking the 2019 election: what makes a well communicated fact check?

Our pledge to you this election–and how you can help

Full Fact welcomes Facebook’s call for new UK laws to protect elections

Review and reflections: Truth and Trust Online 2019

Reform of our election laws must be a priority: Full Fact response to the Queen’s Speech

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

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

Looking back on five years volunteering at Full Fact

Full Fact fights bad information