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JOBS
Full Fact is hiring!
We’re looking for a Senior Operations Manager as maternity cover for six months starting in February.
This is a crucial role at the heart of Full Fact. You will help support an organisation that has grown quickly. We’ve done most of the nuts and bolts of policies, processes, and systems and built an effective work environment for a team of 40 people. Your work will build on that good foundation and make Full Fact an even more brilliant place to work.
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FACT CHECK
Widely shared social media posts claim that the Prime Minister has halted financial aid to Ukraine due to the UK’s ongoing “severe economic crisis”. But no such announcement has been made.
On the contrary, both Rishi Sunak and the Foreign Office have recently confirmed that support for Ukraine will continue. In September, the then Prime Minister Liz Truss announced the UK had committed £2.3 billion of military aid in 2022, and would “meet or exceed” this in 2023.
On 25 October, the same day he was appointed Prime Minister, Mr Sunak spoke to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and pledged that the UK’s support for his country “would be as strong as ever”.
On Tuesday, the government announced a new £6 million support package to protect Ukraine’s critical national infrastructure and vital public services from cyber attacks.
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TRAINING
Full Fact is offering two public courses this month to help you to gain the data skills you need to excel in the workplace.
“The course did what it said it would - I don't have a fear of data or learning about data anymore and it has given me the confidence to keep learning about data step by step. Thank you!” — No Fear Data Graduate
No Fear Data is about gaining confidence in using data and spreadsheets in your job and day-to-day life. In one day, you'll be learning about the basics of how datasets are structured, how to plan a data analysis, and how to make compelling visualisations to summarise your work.
To take your skills to the next level, our two-day Data Professional course will put you at the helm of a fictional company so you can learn how to manage and improve its data, turning it into decision-ready information.
The courses are run by our training manager and experienced fact checker, Joseph O'Leary.
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FACT CHECK
An image of Conservative MP and Leader of the House of Commons, Penny Mordaunt, wearing a badge awarded to submariners has been circulating on social media. It’s being shared because people are claiming that she is “not qualified” to wear it as she has not served as a submariner herself.
The Royal Navy agrees it would be inappropriate for a non-submariner to wear submariner’s insignia on a naval uniform. But Ms Mordaunt was presented with the insignia by the Royal Navy, and was given explicit permission to wear it on civilian clothes during the event at which she’s pictured.
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