Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Crime
Christi Hill, who was wrongly named as one of the officers involved in the Henry Nowak arrest, has spoken to Full Fact about the “onslaught of thousands of people” after she was misidentified online. Read
Shopping
Sandy saw what looked like a real bargain from Wickes - and only realised it was bogus when she was alerted by her bank. Read
Science & Technology
There’s growing pressure on the UK government to follow the Australian example and ban social media for under-16s completely. Read
Politics
What changes have our fact checkers on the frontline of the fight against misinformation seen over the past 12 months—and what might that mean for 2026? Read
Health
Health misinformation today doesn’t come from a shifty snake oil salesman but from sources wrapped in confidence and intimacy: a president at a podium, a celebrity doctor on a podcast, or a wellness influencer who has been on our phones for years. Read
Politics
Wembley lasagne, swans and AI fakes, just another day as a fact checker. Chris Morris (no, not that one) took r/ukpolitics inside the fight against bad information, the need for good stats and keeping an eye on government promises. Read
Culture & Society
When 31-year-old Abby Raworth first realised her photo and name were being shared online—falsely linked to a viral video involving the Prime Minister—she’d thought it was quite funny... Read
Science & Technology
One year after the widespread disorder of summer 2024, what more authorities and platforms can do to prevent violence driven by unchecked misinformation? Read
Crime
Comment piece for the 2025 Full Fact Report by By Zoe Manzi and Hannah Rose, Hate and Extremism Analysts at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. Read
Partnerships with internet platforms are vital for fact checkers to tackle misinformation at a global scale. 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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