Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
The Economist's factchecking department is a place where legends are broken. Hacks speak of their work with wonder. Anne McElvoy, their Public Policy Editor, told an event recently "I have … Read
The quality of the media's reporting of the welfare reform debate has come in for criticism from many quarters, not least from Full Fact. Yesterday the Department for Work and … Read
Libel insurance costs Full Fact a penny in every pound we raise, and being sued could flatten us. Here's why we need a new defence against libel claims, one that … Read
The papers were awash with statistics detailing the impact of the proposed Universal Credit on low-income families earlier this week. One Guardian article headline read 'Universal credit will make 150,000 … Read
Last month Full Fact tackled the question of whether the majority of the British public supports same-sex marriage. Since then, a number of new polls have arisen, and readers could … Read
Nick Clegg deputised for the Prime Minister at today's PMQs, but did his claim about women in the labour market under the previous Government ring true? Read
On yesterday's Sky News Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and Policing Minister Nick Herbert had a disagreement over Labour's claim that 5,000 'visible' officers had been cut from the frontline. Who's right? Read
Over the weekend, Liberal Democrat Peer Shirley Williams hit out at Guardian journalist Polly Toynbee over the latter's reporting of the NHS Bill. Baroness Williams claimed that Ms Toynbee's figures were a 'myth'. Was she right? Read
The Government announced today that they will be revising adoption guidelines so that less emphasis is placed on ethnicity. The Guardian reported that black children wait twice as long as white children to be adopted, but is this correct? Read
The Press Complaints Commission has confirmed that it will close in its present form in order to review its structure and processes, which have come in for criticism at the … Read
