Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
The Sun this morning claims that job vacancies in the UK have risen to 450,000, and are now at their highest level for two years. Should we take this at face value? Read
In the wake of yesterday's sentencing of Gary Dobson and David Norris for the murder of Stephen Lawrence, issues surrounding race relations in the UK have been prominently covered by the media. Full Fact looks into one area that could cause some confusion to the untrained eye. Read
One Conservative MP claimed that the amounts spent by the health service on management grew from just under £200m to over £1bn. Is he right? Read
Reports in the Mail and the Guardian today highlighted low uptake and achievement of core GCSEs, with the Mail claiming that the number of pupils studying English Baccalaureate subjects had halved under Labour. Full Fact investigates the figures behind the claims. Read
With Lord Justice Leveson due to resume his inquiry into press standards on Monday, the New Year has already brought one important change to the way in which these standards … Read
Over the festive period, Full Fact has been reflecting on some of our bigger stories of 2011, arranged below in the style of a popular carol. We look forward to … Read
Towards the end of last year Full Fact found problems with the BBC's reporting of statistics on UK income inequality. A BBC article, along with other news sources, had reported … Read
David Cameron made a bold statement today about Britain's position in the EU as he exercised the right to veto a revision to the Lisbon treaty, causing a deal to … Read
A large number of newspapers and broadcasters ran stories yesterday reporting growing increases in UK and world income inequality. The reports, following the publication of an OECD study entitled 'Divided … Read
Full Fact pushes for transparency from the Leveson Inquiry. Read
