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We received dozens of tips over the course of the campaign, with many about bar charts in leaflets or councils’ delivery on local issues. Read
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As voters prepare to head for the polls, Full Fact editor Steve Nowottny looks back on a campaign which featured both new uses of technology and old political tricks Read
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Full Fact is undertaking an ambitious range of activities to ensure that you, our audience are as well informed as possible. Read
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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
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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
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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
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What changes have our fact checkers on the frontline of the fight against misinformation seen over the past 12 months—and what might that mean for 2026? Read
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Ministers in successive governments have failed to correct errors. A new statistics code could help to end this trend. Here's how. Read
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Wembley lasagne, swans and AI fakes, just another day as a fact checker. Chris Morris (no, not that one) took r/ukpolitics inside the fight against bad information, the need for good stats and keeping an eye on government promises. Read
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Labour’s lagging in the polls and many claim it’s failed to deliver what it promised. Our analysis of manifesto pledges paints a less clear-cut picture, but the government needs to do more to give us the information to judge. Read
