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Politics

Full Fact gives evidence to MPs on the Representation of the People Bill

By Phoebe Arnold • 2 mins

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

Meta Oversight Board thinks Community Notes are inadequate as a standalone solution for addressing harmful misinformation

By Phoebe Arnold • 2 mins

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

Politics

The Representation of the People Bill does not protect UK democracy from misinformation

By Full Fact Team • 2 mins

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

Politics

Six in ten young people fear false claims and AI content could mislead voters, as Government moves to lower the voting age

By Full Fact Team • 4 mins

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

Banning social media for under-16s could create more problems than it solves

By Chris Morris • 2 mins

There’s growing pressure on the UK government to follow the Australian example and ban social media for under-16s completely. Read

Politics

New statistics code could herald crackdown on alarming inaccuracies

By Kevin Armstrong • 3 mins

Ministers in successive governments have failed to correct errors. A new statistics code could help to end this trend. Here's how. Read

Education

We took seven young people into the political party conferences: Here is what we learned

By Azzurra Moores • 4 mins

Full Fact co-hosted two events at this year’s party conferences, here is what we learned. Read

Politics

More ambition is needed for the Elections Bill to protect our democracy from the harms of misinformation and disinformation

By George Havenhand • 7 mins

Full Fact analysis of the government's elections strategy Read

Crime

When Facts Are Sensitive: Balancing Security and Transparency

By Sir Brian Leveson • 3 mins

Guest comment piece from the Investigatory Powers Commissioner, Sir Brian Leveson Read

Science & Technology

One year on, has the Government learned the lessons from the Southport Riots?

By Azzurra Moores • 5 mins

One year after the widespread disorder of summer 2024, what more authorities and platforms can do to prevent violence driven by unchecked misinformation? Read