Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Last month Full Fact complained to the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) after the Times and the i newspapers printed inaccurate figures over estimated cuts to nursing jobs in the NHS. … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Our latest video factcheck, in which we explain more about the Prime Minister's proposed cuts to Housing Benefit and what difference they'll make. Is £2 billion enough to matter? Where … Read
Europe
The European Commission's 'Science: It's a girl thing!' campaign launched at the end of last week. A controversial video brought the campaign a good deal of attention. But is the … Read
Between teaching cars to drive themselves and driving cars to photograph your street, roboticist and articificial intelligence researcher Sebastian Thrun has made quite a name for himself at Stanford and … Read
Education
Amidst the controversy over GCSEs and A-Levels, the Telegraph has claimed that maths standards are worse now than they were in the 1970s. Is this true? Read
Health
It has been a busy week for health journalists, however one story in particular stood out above all others when it made it to the despatch box at Prime Minister's … Read
As Liberal Democrat objections to the Education Secretary's plans to replace GCSE exams tests the unity of the two parties in government, today also saw another bone of contention between … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Daily Express is noted for its long-standing interest in the movements of the housing market although, as Full Fact has shown, it hasn't always reported them accurately. Today the … Read
The TUC has claimed that long-term youth unemployment has soared by 900 per cent. Is this true? Read
Health
Ahead of this summer's Olympic games, London Mayor Boris Johnson has been causing a stir with some high-profile appearances in New York.One date in his media diary was with a … Read
