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30 April 2025

Full Fact doesn't just check claims from politicians - we check lots of false claims about them too

Our fact checking of claims on Facebook has already identified 17 false and misleading claims about politicians this year.

28 April 2025

Disinformation and misinformation must remain the primary focus of Ofcom’s Committee

Words like disinformation and misinformation seem to have fallen out of favour since the Trump administration came to office.

25 April 2025

Teaching on conspiracy theories should start in primary schools

Early intervention is crucial to breaking a cycle where one in four UK adults struggle to distinguish between true and false information.

23 April 2025

Why our work doesn’t stop when we hit Publish

It’s vital that we intervene. In order to improve the information environment, we need to ensure that those with the greatest influence are asked, guided - and if needs be - pressured by us to do so.

11 April 2025

A fact checker's guide to spotting if something is AI

As part of our #FactsMatter campaign, news and online journalist Charlotte Green gives some handy tips on how we identify deepfakes.

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10 April 2025

How Covid conspiracy theories in local Facebook groups led me to fact checking

As part of our #FactsMatter campaign, our news and online senior fact checker Sian Bayley shares what inspired her to tackle misinformation

8 April 2025

There’s good information out there too… if you know how to find it!

The truth isn’t always buried deeply. As part of our #FactsMatter campaign, senior journalist Leo Benedictus shares some tips for finding fascinating and surprising information.

4 April 2025

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.

3 April 2025

How does the Full Fact team choose what to fact check?

As part of our #FactsMatter campaign, senior politics journalist Nasim Asl answers the question we’re regularly asked as fact checkers.

2 April 2025

Multitasking, AI tools and 22,785 words of preparation: how we ‘live fact check’

As part of our #FactsMatter campaign, Full Fact editor Steve Nowottny explains how the team fact check live political events in close to real time.

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Full Fact doesn't just check claims from politicians - we check lots of false claims about them too

Disinformation and misinformation must remain the primary focus of Ofcom’s Committee

Teaching on conspiracy theories should start in primary schools

Why our work doesn’t stop when we hit Publish

A fact checker's guide to spotting if something is AI

How Covid conspiracy theories in local Facebook groups led me to fact checking

There’s good information out there too… if you know how to find it!

From true crime author to fact checking PMQs: Why I became a fact checker

How does the Full Fact team choose what to fact check?

Multitasking, AI tools and 22,785 words of preparation: how we ‘live fact check’

Full Fact fights bad information