Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Today the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail both reported that the NHS is facing a bill of £15.7 billion to deal with clinical negligence claims. Is this figure accurate? Read
Newspapers claimed yesterday that the Queen's Jubilee public holiday will cost Britain 0.5 per cent of its GDP in the second quarter of 2012. Are these claims accurate? Read
This week the Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press will hear evidence from both Full Fact and Daily Mail Editor Paul Dacre. On top of … Read
Last week Full Fact complained to the Daily Mail after it claimed that eight out of ten people tested for eligibility for Employment and Support Allowance were found "fit for … Read
On Wednesday Full Fact investigated the Shadow Health Secretary's claim that 70 per cent of prisoners have two or more mental health conditions. The claim stemmed from figures compiled by … Read
David Miliband returned to the limelight yesterday, writing an article in the New Statesman, which received a mixed reception in the media. In it he discussed New Labour's record in … Read
Today's Express presented readers with a startling headline: VIAGRA-FUELLED OVER-45S ARE IN THE GRIP OF SEX EPIDEMIC The story emantes from a press release from the Student British Medical Journal … Read
Prime Minister David Cameron has claimed at PMQs that the proportion of police officers on the front line is increasing, citing as many as 6,000 uniformed police officers with back-office roles he inherited from the Labour Government. Full Fact checked his calculations. Read
In a speech to the Centre for Social Justice, the Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham claimed that 70 per cent of prisoners have two or more mental health conditions. But is this statistic accurate? Read
While being interviewed about her report into vocational qualifications on the Today Programme, Professor Wolf suggested that there has been a 40-fold increase in vocational qualifications in the last five or six years, but how is this calculated? Read
