Full Fact’s BBC Radio 4 appeal is under way

As well as fact checking claims by and about politicians, Full Fact fights harmful health misinformation—and that work is the subject of the BBC Radio 4 appeal all this week.

Journalist and broadcaster Martha Kearney tells Charlotte’s story as part of the appeal, saying: “She turned to forums discussing so-called ‘alternative treatments’, and she was warned against the advice of mainstream medical professionals—like her GP. Some people even described the contraceptive pill she’d been prescribed as ‘toxic’. Instead, she was inundated by wellness influencers promoting fitness plans and supplements they falsely claimed would ‘cure’ her endometriosis.”

Find out how Full Fact helped Charlotte, and how to make a donation.