#FactsMatter

You can read more below on how we check facts, the challenges we face in getting to the heart of evidence and the differences we can make. Part of our #FactsMatter campaign

3 June 2025

Why Facts Matter to Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE

Facts matter. Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE tells us why they matter and what they mean to her.

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11 April 2025

A fact checker's guide to spotting if something is AI

As part of our #FactsMatter campaign, news and online journalist Charlotte Green gives some handy tips on how we identify deepfakes.

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10 April 2025

How Covid conspiracy theories in local Facebook groups led me to fact checking

As part of our #FactsMatter campaign, our news and online senior fact checker Sian Bayley shares what inspired her to tackle misinformation

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8 April 2025

There’s good information out there too… if you know how to find it!

The truth isn’t always buried deeply. As part of our #FactsMatter campaign, senior journalist Leo Benedictus shares some tips for finding fascinating and surprising information.

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4 April 2025

From true crime author to fact checking PMQs: Why I became a fact checker

As part of our #FactsMatter campaign, specialist journalist Tony Thompson explains how he came to work at Full Fact, having previously been a crime journalist and author.

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3 April 2025

How does the Full Fact team choose what to fact check?

As part of our #FactsMatter campaign, senior politics journalist Nasim Asl answers the question we’re regularly asked as fact checkers.

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2 April 2025

Multitasking, AI tools and 22,785 words of preparation: how we ‘live fact check’

As part of our #FactsMatter campaign, Full Fact editor Steve Nowottny explains how the team fact check live political events in close to real time.

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1 April 2025

From deepfakes to conspiracy theories: a day in the life of a News and Online Journalist at Full Fact

As part of our #FactsMatter campaign, News and Online Journalist Evie Townend explains her role, and shares the best and worst parts of working at Full Fact.

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30 March 2025

#FactsMatter. Here’s why

In a world of fast-moving misinformation, independent fact checking is more important than ever.

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Bad information ruins lives. It promotes hate, damages people’s health, and hurts democracy. You deserve better.