Commentary on the state of misinformation, and news from the Full Fact team.
Economy, Business & Finance
The UK Statistics Authority has called on the Conservatives to “clarify” the inaccurate claim in their Alternative King’s Speech. Read
Crime
Christi Hill, who was wrongly named as one of the officers involved in the Henry Nowak arrest, has spoken to Full Fact about the “onslaught of thousands of people” after she was misidentified online. Read
Politics
We received dozens of tips over the course of the campaign, with many about bar charts in leaflets or councils’ delivery on local issues. Read
Politics
As voters prepare to head for the polls, Full Fact editor Steve Nowottny looks back on a campaign which featured both new uses of technology and old political tricks Read
Science & Technology
Recently, we received a community guidelines violation from TikTok on a video featuring practical advice on how to avoid misinformation related to conflict in the Middle East. As a result, the video was removed and is no longer accessible to viewers. Read
Politics
Full Fact is undertaking an ambitious range of activities to ensure that you, our audience are as well informed as possible. Read
Shopping
Sandy saw what looked like a real bargain from Wickes - and only realised it was bogus when she was alerted by her bank. Read
Politics
Full Fact CEO Chris Morris told the Committee, the bill "falls significantly short of its original aims, which included restoring trust and strengthening the integrity of our democracy." Read
Science & Technology
Full Fact Full Fact sent written evidence and joined one of the stakeholder events to provide additional expert evidence. We are widely cited in the opinion, published today. Read
Health
Following our fact check, it has stopped saying sunbeds are “as dangerous as smoking”. Read
