Politics

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

Politics

The Elections Bill: an opportunity to protect our democracy from misinformation and disinformation

By George Havenhand • 4 mins

Full Fact Briefing on the Elections Bill Read

Politics

Our verdict on Labour’s first year: nowhere near enough action to restore trust

By Full Fact Team • 3 mins

See Full Fact's take on what the government has and hasn't done in its first year to heal the public's "lack of trust" in politics. Read

Politics

Why Facts Matter to Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE

By Full Fact Team • 1 min

Facts matter. Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE tells us why they matter and what they mean to her. Read

Politics

Corrections secured, but more needed - if politicians don’t set the record straight, we will

By Kevin Armstrong • 3 mins

Find out who has and hasn't corrected in the last week, and see what Full Fact is now doing to get more politicians to set the record straight. Read

Politics

In a ‘misinformation’ age, we need to know what the fact is going on

By Chris Morris • 5 mins

Platforms are increasingly trading away their duty to protect democracy in exchange for political power. Read

Standards in public life cannot be upheld without a focus on honesty

By Full Fact Team • 1 min

Full Fact response to 'Upholding Standards in Public Life, the Final report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life Standards Matter 2 review Read

Full Fact welcomes consultation to update our outdated election laws

By Cassie Staines • 1 min

Voters should know who is targeting them online and who is paying for it. 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

Online harms: we welcome the government’s commitment to freedom of expression, but more action is needed on bad information

By Will Moy • 3 mins

Bad information ruins lives. Today’s response from the government about their online harms proposals recognises this threat, but there isn’t enough concrete action on how to tackle it. Read