Dear Supporter,

In just two weeks’ time we’ll be heading to the polls.

We’ve scrutinised the manifestos, we’ve fact checked the live TV debates and reached millions of voters through our website, social media and media partnerships.   

Some of the tactics used over the last few weeks have crossed the line. You've probably been as disappointed as us by what you've seen and heard.

With two weeks to go, can you help us hold candidates to the standards we expect?

We’re not the only ones who feel let down:

• When over 4,000 people were asked what they’d noticed from the election campaign in the last few days, the second most popular answer was ‘Lies/don’t trust politicians’
• Yesterday the latest Ipsos MORI Veracity Index found that just 14% of the public said they trust politicians in general to tell the truth, the lowest score in ten years

This is why Full Fact exists: to change politics for the better. When politicians spread bad information, it’s harmful to trust, communities,and our rights as voters. We all know that they can and should do better. 

Supporter, now’s not the time to give in to apathy. When we wrote to all candidates standing in this election a few weeks ago - asking them to get their facts right, back up claims with evidence, and correct mistakes - we were delighted by the response. Many of them got in touch to say they agreed with us. We shouldn't judge all candidates negatively. We can hold our candidates to the standards we expect.

For the next fourteen days we'll keep working to improve the behaviour of politicians and the quality of public debate so that voters can get accurate, reliable information on which to base their decision. 

That’s why the team and I are asking for your support to keep us fact checking, through this election and beyond. The support we receive from our readers safeguards our independence and impartiality. It means that we’ll never be bought, we’ll never take sides. You can keep us fighting for the right of all of us not to be misled or misinformed. 

If you can’t afford to donate right now, I understand. And Full Fact will always be free to use and available for all. But if you find our work useful, I’d like to ask one more favour. Hit reply and tell us. Kind words, encouragement, donations, people sharing our work and a large pile of biscuits will keep us going until the end.

There’s just two weeks left. Now is the time to stand up for a better politics in this country. Don’t let the truth be the loser of this election. 

Thank you for standing with us,
Will

On Wednesday, the Scottish Nationalist Party launched their manifesto. As ever, our team of fact checkers were on hand to scrutinise the key claims.

We’ve taken a look at each of the other parties manifestos as well. You can find our analysis of all of them on our election hub:

In other election fact checking: