Kevin Armstrong

Policy and External Relations Manager

Kevin joined Full Fact in November 2023 and leads follow-up work on fact checks. This involves pressing for corrections to false and misleading claims, as well as making other interventions to address inaccurate statements and problems of bad information online. Prior to this, Kevin led the delivery of impactful policy and campaigns work for a range of charities.

27 November 2025

Politics

Two government ministers correct errors after Full Fact interventions

By Kevin Armstrong • 2 mins

We’re grateful to minister without portfolio, Anna Turley MP, and under-secretary of state in the Wales Office, Anna McMorrin MP, for correcting immigration-related errors after we got in touch.Ms Turley, … Read

Analysis

24 November 2025

Politics

New statistics code could herald crackdown on alarming inaccuracies

By Kevin Armstrong • 3 mins

Ministers in successive governments have failed to correct errors. A new statistics code could help to end this trend. Here's how. Read

Comment

12 November 2025

Politics

First SNP correction made following Full Fact request

By Kevin Armstrong • 1 min

We’re grateful to SNP MP Chris Law, who deleted a Facebook post that mixed up the number of people and the number of cases on the NHS England waiting list.He … Read

Analysis

8 September 2025

Politics

Media correct asylum hotel claims, but government minister doesn’t

By Kevin Armstrong • 2 mins

Sky News and the Guardian have both corrected claims about asylum hotels, after Full Fact got in touch.A Sky News post on X (formerly Twitter) claimed: “Shadow Home Secretary Chris … Read

Analysis

5 June 2025

Politics

BBC corrects Today programme net migration claim following Full Fact intervention

By Kevin Armstrong • 1 min

The BBC has corrected a claim about projected net migration made on Radio 4's Today programme following a request by Full Fact. Read

Analysis

21 May 2025

Politics

Corrections secured, but more needed - if politicians don’t set the record straight, we will

By Kevin Armstrong • 3 mins

Find out who has and hasn't corrected in the last week, and see what Full Fact is now doing to get more politicians to set the record straight. Read

Comment

30 April 2025

Full Fact doesn't just check claims from politicians - we check lots of false claims about them too

By Kevin Armstrong • 3 mins

Our fact checking of claims on Facebook has already identified 17 false and misleading claims about politicians this year. Read

Comment

23 April 2025

Why our work doesn’t stop when we hit Publish

By Kevin Armstrong • 4 mins

It’s vital that we intervene. In order to improve the information environment, we need to ensure that those with the greatest influence are asked, guided - and if needs be - pressured by us to do so. Read

Comment

6 September 2024

Full Fact v Daily Express: how and why it happened

By Kevin Armstrong • 4 mins

This story started nearly 12 months ago and—despite a significant breakthrough today—it still isn’t over. Read

Comment