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Fighting the causes and consequences of bad information: the Full Fact Report 2020

By Full Fact Team • 2 mins

What politicians, journalists, think tanks and internet companies can do to fight bad information in the UK. Read

What do our readers’ questions tell us about the public’s coronavirus concerns?

By Dr Dora-Olivia Vicol • 5 mins

Since 16th March, our readers have sent in over 2,400 questions about the new coronavirus. We pulled together the recurring themes to try to find out what the public cares about. Read

Over half of the UK public say they ignore parties and politicians because they don’t know if they can trust them

By Amy Sippitt • 3 mins

These are the findings of research we commissioned from BritainThinks during the 2019 general election campaign, thanks to funding for our election work from the Nuffield Foundation. Read

Coronavirus: our pledge to you, our readers

By Full Fact Team • 2 mins

Let's tackle bad information together. Read

Playing the long game: the impact of fact checkers on public figures, institutions, and the media

By Amy Sippitt • 3 mins

In this briefing, Full Fact’s Head of Research Amy Sippitt looks at what fact checking organisations can do to influence public debate. Read

How we spoke to 77 fact checkers and helped 21 of them start using Claim Review Schema

By Phoebe Arnold and Mevan Babakar • 4 mins

In 2019 we ran a project that helped more of our fact checking colleagues around the world adopt Claim Review Schema, and to train them to use it correctly. Read

Strengthening the public’s defences: how media literacy can help fight misinformation

By Dr Dora-Olivia Vicol • 3 mins

We trace the history of media and information literacy, and showcase the range of interventions fact checkers can use to build a culture for accuracy. Read

What makes us believe a false claim? Age, education, and cognitive biases all play a part

By Dr Dora-Olivia Vicol • 3 mins

In part two of our fighting bad information research series, we look at why and when we’re more likely to believe in something which isn’t true Read

Is a picture worth a thousand words? How to strike the balance between commanding attention and conveying information online

By Dr Dora-Olivia Vicol • 3 mins

What makes you notice a fact check when reading the news online? We look into why good communication matters—and what fact checkers can do about it. Read

Helping the truth catch up: Full Fact, Africa Check and Chequeado turn to research to fight bad information

By Amy Sippitt and Dr Dora-Olivia Vicol • 5 mins

Full Fact’s Research Team and partners at Africa Check and Chequeado, draw on the latest academic evidence to explain what shapes belief in misinformation, and how to fight it. Read