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April 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM

St George's Day was not yesterday

St George's Day was not yesterday Or was it...? View Email in Browser  Dear Friend, In the newsletter this week... Six million people haven’t signed a petition calling for a general electionThis Daily Mai…

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April 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM

Making Plans for Nigel

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April 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM

Tariffs Explained: What You Need to Know

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April 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM

The end of fact checking on Facebook and Instagram...

The end of fact checking on Facebook and Instagram... Community notes will "replace" fact checkers. Mark Zuckerberg cut funding to fact checkers in January Dear Friend, When Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg announced …

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April 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM

Happy International Fact Checking Day

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March 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM

The Spring Statement fact checked

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March 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM

Labour's Promises Under the Microscope

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March 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM

Facebook Group Hoaxes Debunked

Facebook Group Hoaxes Debunked Find out how to identify misleading posts in local groups. View Email in Browser  Dear Friend, In the newsletter this week... UK asylum backlog is down but higher than when …

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March 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM

Donald Trump’s address to Congress

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February 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM

Ukraine peace talks fact checked

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February 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM

JD Vance is wrong, facts are not opinions

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February 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM

AI should be safe, ethical and trustworthy

AI should be safe, ethical and trustworthy The government have missed an opportunity to maintain its hard-won credibility as a world leader in the field View Email in Browser  Dear Friend, In the newslett…

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February 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM

How we fact checked the LA wildfires

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January 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM

Sun deletes article about ‘surge’ in grooming cases

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January 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM

Donald Trump’s inauguration fact checked

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January 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM

Starmer and Badenoch clash at PMQs

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January 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM

How much misinformation have we checked on Facebook?

How much misinformation have we checked on Facebook? Since 2019 we’ve checked 2,596 cases of potentially misleading, faked or possibly harmful posts on Facebook and other platforms View Email in Browser  …

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January 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM

Meta ends support for US fact checkers

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January 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM

Our fact checkers want to share something with you

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December 25, 2024 at 4:02 PM

It’s a Christmas quiz

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December 19, 2024 at 6:02 AM

Google search displayed misleading information to users...

Google search displayed misleading information to users... A snippet on Google search showed data apparently about the UK but was actually from Germany… View Email in Browser  Dear Friend, In the newsle…

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December 12, 2024 at 5:02 PM

Has Labour returned more immigrants than the Conservatives?

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December 10, 2024 at 5:00 AM

We’re making big plans for 2025…

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December 9, 2024 at 5:00 AM

Time is running out...

Time is running out... Friend, Full Fact needs your support Dear Friend,  As CEO of Full Fact, I’ve been delighted to see donations coming in during The Big Give Christmas Challenge. These provide vital funding for our ongoing fact ch…

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  Craig from Full Fact · [email protected]

December 5, 2024 at 5:18 PM

Did Kemi Badenoch say she wouldn’t reverse Labour’s NI increase?

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December 3, 2024 at 12:01 PM

The Big Give is now open - have your donation doubled!

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December 2, 2024 at 12:02 PM

The Big Give opens tomorrow...

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November 28, 2024 at 5:32 PM

Is net migration falling?

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November 26, 2024 at 2:17 PM

The Big Give will double donations from 3 December...

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November 20, 2024 at 5:00 PM

Is the government delivering what it promised?

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November 19, 2024 at 11:34 AM

Double your donation this December

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November 13, 2024 at 5:02 PM

Did Donald Trump call Republicans ‘dumb’?

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November 5, 2024 at 5:19 PM

Did CNN show Kamala Harris winning Texas?

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October 30, 2024 at 6:26 PM

Has Labour broken its NI commitment?

Has Labour broken its NI commitment? Get fact checks about today's budget in our latest summary View Email in Browser  Dear Friend, In the newsletter this week... How big was the fiscal challenge facing …

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October 23, 2024 at 5:17 PM

Has your Amazon Alexa been spreading misinformation?

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October 16, 2024 at 5:02 PM

Cat in the Hat calls out dodgy stats

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October 9, 2024 at 4:15 PM

Starmer is grilled by the Commons

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October 7, 2024 at 2:04 PM

An ambitious aim…

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October 2, 2024 at 4:24 PM

Two debates

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September 25, 2024 at 4:01 PM

Labour party conference fact checked

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September 19, 2024 at 4:30 PM

Tracking government policy pledges

Tracking government policy pledges How Full Fact will hold the government to account View Email in Browser  Dear Friend, In the newsletter this week... Will state pension increases offset the impact of W…

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September 12, 2024 at 4:04 AM

Full Fact vs Daily Express

Full Fact vs Daily Express Daily Express corrects senior politician’s article after Full Fact secures significant ruling View Email in Browser  Dear Friend, In the newsletter this week... Scientists have…

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September 4, 2024 at 4:36 PM

Latest claims fact checked

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August 27, 2024 at 4:30 PM

Calling time on speculative stats

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August 20, 2024 at 4:00 PM

Mpox fact checked

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August 14, 2024 at 5:00 AM

Claim ‘African immigrant stabbed a British police officer’ in Manchester is false

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August 6, 2024 at 5:00 PM

Misinformation partially fuelling riots

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July 31, 2024 at 5:00 AM

Misleading vaccine claims

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July 24, 2024 at 5:00 AM

A week is a long time in politics

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July 17, 2024 at 7:59 AM

Fact checking assassination misinformation

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