Commentary on the state of misinformation, and news from the Full Fact team.
Full Fact’s clinical fact checker Dr Fergus Brown looks back at his year of fact checking health misinformation and reflects on what he’ll take back to his work in medicine. Read
Political parties need to start restoring trust in our democracy and ending dodgy election campaign practices Read
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 system. Read
Repeating misleading claims can destroy trust in our democracy. We wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister and Conservative Party Chair. Read
Misinformation Toolkit
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. Read
Fact checking isn’t just about publishing fact checks. We take action to slow and stop the spread of bad information. Read
Full Fact announces Chris Morris as new chief executive Read
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 Read
If implemented effectively, changes to the Bill will now help more people spot truth from fiction online. Read
How thousands of people have helped slow and stop the spread of bad information this month Read
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
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