Chief Executive
Chris leads the management team, represents Full Fact externally and sets the overall direction of the organisation. After joining in October 2023, he led Full Fact through the 2024 UK general election and President Trump’s second election victory in the United States. He also sits on the Governance Body of the European Fact Checking Standards Network.
Previously Chris pioneered fact checking on mainstream BBC outlets through his development and leadership of BBC Reality Check. His work covered a tumultuous period in British politics after the Brexit referendum, as well as the Covid pandemic.
Earlier in his career, Chris spent more than two decades as a senior foreign correspondent, living and working for the BBC in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the United States.
Science & Technology
There’s growing pressure on the UK government to follow the Australian example and ban social media for under-16s completely. Read
Science & Technology
The company has been one of our biggest funders over the last three years, helping us build some of the best AI tools for fact checking in the world. But things have now changed abruptly. Read
Politics
Wembley lasagne, swans and AI fakes, just another day as a fact checker. Chris Morris (no, not that one) took r/ukpolitics inside the fight against bad information, the need for good stats and keeping an eye on government promises. Read
Politics
Platforms are increasingly trading away their duty to protect democracy in exchange for political power. Read
It’s about facts, not opinions. Following JD Vance's speech in Munich about the state of European democracy and free speech we're offering a different opinion. Read
Fact checkers refute allegations of bias in Meta’s ‘disappointing backwards step’ to end fact checking partnerships Read
Taylor Swift wades in on an important election talking point - misinformation. Read
With the election a week away, our fact checks are helping voters understand tax and super majorities, highlighting the need for clear debate amid misleading claims. Read
Despite manifesto launches, Full Fact's analysis reveals no significant measures to tackle misinformation or regulate political advertising from parties likely to enter the next government. Read
We’ll be fact checking every claim and keeping you updated throughout the campaign. Stay tuned to see how this election unfolds and why accountability matters! Read
