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March 26, 2021 at 8:29 AM

Daily Mail wrong to claim NHS pay is going up 1.7% across the board

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March 19, 2021 at 11:04 AM

Update: Full Fact calls on senior politicians to fix our broken system

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March 19, 2021 at 9:03 AM

Full Fact launches consultation on the Framework for Information Incidents

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March 12, 2021 at 8:00 AM

Does Test and Trace work?

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February 26, 2021 at 8:14 AM

Matt Hancock falsely claimed the National Audit Office said there was no national PPE shortage

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February 20, 2021 at 11:59 AM

Influencers with tens of thousands of followers are sharing dangerously incorrect 'facts'

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February 19, 2021 at 7:59 AM

Did EU exports really drop 68% because of Brexit?

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February 12, 2021 at 7:59 AM

Labour wrong to say that 20,000 people ‘sick with Covid’ fail to self-isolate every day

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February 5, 2021 at 7:59 AM

Beware fake NHS emails from vaccine scammers

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January 29, 2021 at 7:29 AM

German government debunks reports of 8% vaccine efficacy for elderly

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January 28, 2021 at 9:21 AM

The Full Fact Report 2021

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January 22, 2021 at 7:29 AM

We do know how many people died "of" Covid-19, not just "with" Covid-19

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January 15, 2021 at 7:29 AM

Yes, sadly there are more deaths than usual for this time of year

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January 8, 2021 at 7:29 AM

Conspiracy theorists falsely claimed the Prime Minister's live coronavirus address was actually “pre-recorded”

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December 18, 2020 at 7:29 AM

Conspiracy theories about first vaccine recipients spread like wildfire

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December 11, 2020 at 7:44 AM

The new vaccination card is not a ‘Covid passport’

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December 5, 2020 at 12:41 PM

Coronavirus, Brexit, Vaccines–we need your help to hold accountable our press and politicians for false claims in 2021

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December 4, 2020 at 7:29 AM

RNA Covid-19 vaccines will not change your DNA

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November 27, 2020 at 7:30 AM

Daily Mail wrong to say that fatalities this winter are barely any higher than usual

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November 24, 2020 at 4:32 PM

Vaccine conspiracies are dangerous. Can you help?

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November 20, 2020 at 7:30 AM

Full Fact brings together internet companies, governments and fact checkers to fight bad information online

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November 14, 2020 at 11:59 AM

Your generosity, doubled

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November 13, 2020 at 7:29 AM

Covid-19 vaccine: the government is not proposing to make it mandatory

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November 6, 2020 at 7:29 AM

Fact checking elections: how do we protect voters from bad information?

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October 31, 2020 at 12:14 PM

Introducing: a new way to fight bad information

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October 30, 2020 at 7:30 AM

“Long Covid”: Matt Hancock gets his facts muddled

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October 23, 2020 at 6:31 AM

What does an “Australia style” Brexit deal actually mean?

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October 16, 2020 at 6:30 AM

Flu and Covid-19 statistics are not being added together to make the coronavirus seem worse than it is

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October 9, 2020 at 6:15 AM

Crime in London has risen less than the rest of England since Sadiq Khan was elected as mayor, not more

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October 3, 2020 at 11:15 AM

Reader, we wanted to make sure you heard it – thank you

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October 2, 2020 at 6:15 AM

Misleading news reports claim only 3% of Covid-19 cases are caused by restaurants and pubs

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September 26, 2020 at 11:15 AM

10 years of your support

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September 25, 2020 at 7:00 AM

Social media posts about unlicensed vaccines are misleading

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September 19, 2020 at 11:15 AM

Reader, can we count on you?

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September 18, 2020 at 6:30 AM

Government overstates value of new ‘£1.5 billion’ UK-Japan trade deal

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September 11, 2020 at 6:30 AM

Research indicating “50,000” would die if universities re-opened is unrealistic and based on many assumptions

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September 4, 2020 at 6:30 AM

No evidence supporting Health Secretary’s claim that suicides fell during pandemic

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August 29, 2020 at 10:30 AM

We’re not getting the reporting we deserve about the coronavirus. Can you help?

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August 28, 2020 at 6:30 AM

Coronavirus infections in schools: what do we know?

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August 21, 2020 at 6:30 AM

It’s not true that migrants get a free TV licence

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August 14, 2020 at 6:30 AM

Express headline on how many carers fear for their jobs is flawed

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August 11, 2020 at 3:11 PM

Reader, we want to hear from you.

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August 8, 2020 at 10:45 AM

Reader, can we count on your support?

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August 7, 2020 at 6:30 AM

Videos of police officer being egged are not all they’re cracked up to be

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July 31, 2020 at 6:30 AM

Full Fact scores four newspaper corrections

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July 24, 2020 at 6:30 AM

Daily Mirror front page overestimates NHS unpaid overtime average

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July 17, 2020 at 6:15 AM

Full Fact raises concerns with regulator over inaccurate coronavirus testing data

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July 11, 2020 at 10:44 AM

Reader, can we count on your support?

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July 10, 2020 at 6:30 AM

Debunking coronavirus ‘cures’

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July 3, 2020 at 6:30 AM

What we know about Covid-19 inequalities among people from minority ethnic backgrounds

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