Commentary on the state of misinformation, and news from the Full Fact team.
World
A timely reminder of how our AI tools can help journalists and fact checkers identify falsehoods in multiple languages at internet scale. Read
Politics
The Government has published the Elections Bill, now known as the Representation of the People Bill.The Bill includes proposals to introduce votes at 16, as well as changes to voter … Read
Science & Technology
Full Fact and our Spanish partners at Fundación Maldita.es have recently taken on the running of the MediaVault project, an important part of the plumbing that will ensure fact checkers … Read
Politics
The Government is moving to lower the voting age to 16 and 17 with an Elections Bill. This is intended to engage voters early and ensure young people feel represented … Read
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
Full Fact is delighted to announce the appointment of Sally Walker as the charity’s new Chair. Read
Science & Technology
Comment on this week’s news concerning the pitfalls of AI chatbots, and where free speech ends and public safety begins. Read
Science & Technology
There's a new problem for publication in research: scientific fraud. Read
Politics
What changes have our fact checkers on the frontline of the fight against misinformation seen over the past 12 months—and what might that mean for 2026? Read
Health
Guest comment piece from Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert and Sean Elias Read
