Commentary on the state of misinformation, and news from the Full Fact team.
Data analytics student Oliver Price spent a summer working at Full Fact, where he helped improve our Live factchecking tools. He details what he got up to... Read
Full Fact’s new report on ‘Tackling misinformation in an open society’ Read
Misinformation Toolkit
It can be difficult to work out whether crime stories have real substance to them, but there are some steps you can follow to help. Read
We explain what RPI and CPI are, and how government choices about which measure of inflation to use can have a very real impact on consumer prices and benefit recipients. Read
Full Fact's guide to checking a video is what it says it is. Read
Misinformation Toolkit
Polls often dominate political conversation but it can sometimes be difficult to sort the wheat from the chaff. Here are a few steps you can follow to help you judge how trustworthy a poll is. Read
Leaked 'fake news' inquiry report - our response and how you can help Read
ITV2's hit show Love Island might not be where you expect to find lessons about survey design - but Monday's lie detector test showed us the pitfalls of double-barrelled questioning. Read
We explain how reverse image searching, and some other steps, can help you spot images being used to spread misinformation online. Read
Our Research and Impact Manager Amy Sippitt explores the world of factchecking's persistent problem with under-reaching women - and why it matters. Read
