Science & Technology
Mis(sing) information: The impact of disappearing archives and data sources
Discover how digital decay and disappearing archives weaken public scrutiny and fuel misinformation. Read
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An Urgent Call for Action: Committee Report on Social Media, Misinformation and Harmful Algorithms
Full Fact responds to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Report on Misinformation. Read
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The Online Safety Act must go further: Chi Onwurah MP for the Full Fact Report
Comment piece for the 2025 Full Fact Report by Chi Onwurah MP, Chair of the Science, Technology and Innovation Select Committee Read
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Science & Technology
Edited video of Pfizer CEO circulates again online
A clip of Albert Bourla, in which he appears to refer to a goal of reducing the number of people in the world by 50%, has been edited. He did not say this. Read
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Science & Technology
The web just got a little harder to trust
Google’s decision to de-prioritise fact checks will make it harder for users to make informed choices Read
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Full Fact responds to Meta’s Community Notes Plan
Today, Meta has published details of their community notes programme. Meta’s proposed system will be rolled out on March 18 and will be based on X’s community notes model. Read
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No, the government has not announced ‘mandatory digital ID implants by 2026’
This claim appears to have originally come from a TikTok clip that includes “#fakenews” in its caption. The government has confirmed it isn’t true. Read
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How our fact checking work with Meta makes a real-world difference
Full Fact has been a proud contributor to the Third Party Fact Checking initiative. Since January 2019 we’ve checked 2,596 cases of misleading, faked, or potentially harmful posts on Meta platforms. Read
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Full Fact responds to Meta ending support for US fact checkers
Fact checkers refute allegations of bias in Meta’s ‘disappointing backwards step’ to end fact checking partnerships Read
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McDonald’s french fries are not made from potatoes treated with the pesticide Monitor
The claim comes from a speech given in 2013 by an author, who has since admitted Monitor is no longer in use in the US. Read
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