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Why #FactsMatter to Full Fact journalist Evie
Meet Evie a journalist on our online team who says that #FactsMatter to her because "without them there would be a void" Read
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Was Netflix’s Adolescence based on a true story?
Some, including Kemi Badenoch, have suggested the series was based on a real-life crime committed by a boy who wasn’t white—but the show’s co-creators say it wasn’t based on any single case. Read
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No evidence Donald Trump posted on Truth Social about ending dual citizenship
Claims that the US president said he is ending dual citizenship “under the Espionage Act” are being widely shared, but he doesn’t appear to have actually posted this. Read
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Politics
Ian Russell of Molly Rose Foundation on why #FactsMatter
“We’re bombarded by information… It becomes harder to make truly objective decisions. Decisions we have considered based on verifiable facts.” Read
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From true crime author to fact checking PMQs: Why I became a fact checker
As part of our #FactsMatter campaign, specialist journalist Tony Thompson explains how he came to work at Full Fact, having previously been a crime journalist and author. Read
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Health
No, cinnamon is not ‘the best remedy in the world' to treat diabetes
An Instagram video claims that a “cinnamon ritual” can be used instead of conventional medicine to control blood sugar. Read
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Politics
Podcaster and former politician Rory Stewart digs into why #FactsMatter.
“At the heart of our democracy, at the heart of our broadcasting, at the heart of the fight for things that we care about…is the idea of truth.” Read
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Politics
ONS fixes error on its deaths dashboard
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has corrected an error on its death statistics dashboard, after Full Fact got in touch.The error concerned deaths from pneumonia or flu, which we … Read
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Lidl is not offering garden tool kits to over-50s for £3
Posts on Facebook asking people to fill out a survey to access the deal are not associated with the retailer, and are not legitimate offers. Read
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Health
No, mRNA vaccines don’t ‘genetically alter humanity’
Familiar vaccine misinformation resurfaces in a Facebook video, which claims that mRNA vaccines change people’s genes. There is no factual basis for this claim. Read
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