Andy at Full Fact · [email protected]

September 18, 2021 at 10:15 AM

False claims are like buses...

False claims are like buses... Can you take Full Fact’s claim challenge and help build world-leading fact checking technology? 18 Sep 2021 | Take Full Fact's claim challenge View in your browser ...You wait around to catch one…

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September 17, 2021 at 7:14 AM

Health won’t account for 40% of all public spending

Health won’t account for 40% of all public spending Fact checking misleading claims in three major UK newspapers. 17 Sep 2021 | Full Fact's weekly news View in your browser  FACT CHECK  No, health won’t account for 40% of all pub…

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September 13, 2021 at 9:36 AM

Update: fact checking works

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September 10, 2021 at 7:30 AM

What the National Insurance rise means for the tax burden

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  Andy at Full Fact · [email protected]

August 28, 2021 at 8:15 AM

False claims are like buses...

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August 27, 2021 at 7:29 AM

Did Sajid Javid really open a new hospital in Carlisle?

Did Sajid Javid really open a new hospital in Carlisle? Well it depends on your definitions of ‘new’ and ‘hospital’ 27 Aug 2021 | Full Fact's weekly news View in your browser  FACT CHECK  Did Sajid Javid really open a new hospita…

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August 20, 2021 at 7:30 AM

French Ambassador did not leave Kabul, contrary to Peston tweet

French Ambassador did not leave Kabul, contrary to Peston tweet The embassy relocated to Kabul airport 20 Aug 2021 | Full Fact's weekly news View in your browser  FACT CHECK  French Ambassador did not leave Kabul, contrary to Pes…

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August 14, 2021 at 11:15 AM

Yellow card

Yellow card A caller on the Jeremy Vine show demonstrated exactly how not to read data from the Yellow Card Scheme. 14 Aug 2021 |  View in your browser On BBC Radio 2 on Wednesday, a caller misled producers about his intention…

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August 13, 2021 at 7:00 AM

Newspaper headlines exaggerate danger of hydrogen boilers

Newspaper headlines exaggerate danger of hydrogen boilers In practice, hydrogen could be an equally safe alternative to natural gas. 13 Aug 2021 | Full Fact's weekly news View in your browser  FACT CHECK  Headlines exaggerate dan…

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August 6, 2021 at 7:01 AM

NHS Test and Trace has not cost £37 billion

NHS Test and Trace has not cost £37 billion £37bn is its two year budget. It spent £13.5bn in its first year. 6 Aug 2021 | Full Fact's weekly news View in your browser  FACT CHECK  NHS Test and Trace has not cost £37 billion …

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  Jessica at Full Fact · [email protected]

July 31, 2021 at 10:31 AM

Inaccuracy from the Prime Minister can't go uncorrected

Inaccuracy from the Prime Minister can't go uncorrected We fact checked five claims made by Boris Johnson and found the majority were either false or misleading.  31 July 2021 View in your browser Last week, La…

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July 30, 2021 at 7:02 AM

Reinfections don’t seriously underestimate the number of Covid deaths

Reinfections don’t seriously underestimate the number of Covid deaths It would only add about 1% to the total if they were included in overall figures. 30 Jul 2021 | Full Fact's weekly news View in your browser  FACT CHECK  Reinf…

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  The Full Fact team · [email protected]

July 28, 2021 at 12:13 PM

No Fear Data training is here

No Fear Data training is here Gain confidence using spreadsheets in your job or day-to-day life with data training from Full Fact. 28 Jul 2021 | Enrol today to Full Fact training View in your browser ONLINE DATA TRAINING COURSE  …

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July 23, 2021 at 7:00 AM

Double vaccinated people do not make up 60% of Covid-19 hospitalisations

Double vaccinated people do not make up 60% of Covid-19 hospitalisations Sir Patrick Vallance has corrected comments he made at a press conference earlier this week 23 Jul 2021 | Full Fact's weekly news View in your browser  FACT…

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  Ross at Full Fact · [email protected]

July 21, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Friend, the BBC should not be airing dangerously false information

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July 18, 2021 at 10:14 AM

£7.56 a month

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July 16, 2021 at 6:29 AM

What has the government said about the booing of England players?

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  Glen at Full Fact · [email protected]

July 9, 2021 at 11:03 AM

Update: your vote

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  Jessica at Full Fact · [email protected]

July 9, 2021 at 6:29 AM

Was Michael Gove right about court ruling over bias in contracts?

Was Michael Gove right about court ruling over bias in contracts? Mr Gove’s claim that “the court found that there was no actual bias” is wrong. 9 Jul 2021 | Full Fact's weekly news View in your browser  FACT CHECK  Was Michael G…

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July 2, 2021 at 6:30 AM

Matt Hancock’s alleged use of private email

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  Jessica at Full Fact · [email protected]

June 26, 2021 at 10:44 AM

Friend, can you help make sure bad information doesn’t divide us?

*|FNAME|*, can you help make sure bad information doesn’t divide us? A faked, supposed memo from an Imperial College professor recently led to abuse of the University’s staff. 26 Jun 2021 | Full Fact needs your support today View in your browser …

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June 25, 2021 at 6:30 AM

The NHS isn’t asking for payment for Covid-19 vaccination passes

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June 18, 2021 at 6:30 AM

No, Christian Eriksen did not have Covid-19 vaccine before collapsing

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June 11, 2021 at 6:30 AM

What’s happening with your NHS data?

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  Jessica at Full Fact · [email protected]

June 10, 2021 at 9:35 AM

Senior politicians aren’t being straight with us. Can you support the truth?

Senior politicians aren’t being straight with us. Can you support the truth? Health Secretary Matt Hancock made some serious errors in last Sunday’s Andrew Marr. 10 Jun 2021 | Full Fact needs your support today View in your browser …

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  Ben at Full Fact · [email protected]

June 4, 2021 at 6:30 AM

This Morning guest makes a serious of false claims about vaccines

This Morning guest makes a serious of false claims about vaccines Beverley Turner wrongly claimed that the Covid vaccines don’t reduce infection or transmission of the virus 4 Jun 2021 | Full Fact's weekly news View in your browser …

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  Jessica at Full Fact · [email protected]

May 29, 2021 at 11:14 AM

You deserve better, Friend

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  Ben at Full Fact · [email protected]

May 28, 2021 at 6:29 AM

No, getting a Covid-19 vaccine doesn’t mean you can connect to Bluetooth

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May 21, 2021 at 6:29 AM

Ministers create confusion over foreign holidays

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May 14, 2021 at 7:00 AM

Voter ID and the Queen’s Speech: what you need to know

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  James at Full Fact · [email protected]

May 8, 2021 at 10:59 AM

We can't be complacent, Friend

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  Ben at Full Fact · [email protected]

May 7, 2021 at 6:44 AM

Bill Gates has not bought Telegram “to control what people think”

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April 30, 2021 at 8:14 AM

Conservative support may have fallen—but not when the Guardian says it did

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April 24, 2021 at 7:59 AM

Friend, there are still match funds left!

*|FNAME|*, there are still match funds left! Dangerously false information about the pandemic continues to surge-you have two days left to make twice the impact. 24 Apr 2021 | Become a supporter and your first gift will be matched View in your browser …

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  Ben at Full Fact · [email protected]

April 23, 2021 at 6:29 AM

Pub landlord vs Keir Starmer

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  Will at Full Fact · [email protected]

April 18, 2021 at 8:14 AM

Friend, you have one day left to make double the impact

*|FNAME|*, you have one day left to make double the impact Dangerously false information about the pandemic continues to surge-we need your support 18 Apr 2021 | Become a supporter and your first gift will be matched View in your browser …

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  Ben at Full Fact · [email protected]

April 16, 2021 at 6:59 AM

Covid deaths fell to single figures for the first time in seven months... but that figure needs more context

Covid deaths fell to single figures for the first time in seven months… but that figure needs more context Delays in reporting on weekends mean that seven-day averages can be a more useful measure  16 Apr 2021 | Facts, News and Updates View in your browser …

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April 15, 2021 at 6:29 AM

Friend, dangerous rumours about the pandemic are still surging

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April 9, 2021 at 7:00 AM

What you need to know about the AstraZeneca vaccine

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April 2, 2021 at 7:29 AM

Claims about Home Office expenses raise eyebrows

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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

Daily Mail wrong to claim NHS pay is going up 1.7% across the board The government has proposed increasing NHS salaries by 1%. 26 Mar 2021 | Full Fact's weekly news View in your browser FACT CHECK Daily Mail wrong to claim NHS pa…

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March 19, 2021 at 11:04 AM

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

 Update: Full Fact calls on senior politicians to fix our broken system Owning up to mistakes can’t be seen as political weakness. We need a system that demands accuracy.  19 Mar 2021 | Full Fact needs your support today View in your browser …

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March 19, 2021 at 9:03 AM

Full Fact launches consultation on the Framework for Information Incidents

Full Fact launches consultation on the Framework for Information Incidents Crises cannot be tackled by fact checkers, internet companies or governments alone 19 Mar 2021 | Full Fact's weekly news View in your browser  CONSULTATIO…

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  Ben at Full Fact · [email protected]

March 12, 2021 at 8:00 AM

Does Test and Trace work?

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  James at Full Fact · [email protected]

February 26, 2021 at 8:14 AM

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

Matt Hancock falsely claimed the National Audit Office said there was no national PPE shortage The NAO did not equivocally say there was a national shortage, nor did they say there wasn’t one. 26 Feb 2021 | Full Fact's weekly news View in your browser …

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February 20, 2021 at 11:59 AM

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

Influencers with tens of thousands of followers are sharing dangerously incorrect 'facts' We need your help to protect people from false information about the coronavirus. 20 Feb 2021 | Full Fact needs your support today View in your browser …

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  Ben at Full Fact · [email protected]

February 19, 2021 at 7:59 AM

Did EU exports really drop 68% because of Brexit?

Did EU exports really drop 68% because of Brexit? The Observer said that Brexit led to a drop-off in exports to Europe in January—but the data paints a different picture 19 Feb 2021 | Full Fact's weekly news View in your browser …

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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

Labour wrong to say that 20,000 people ‘sick with Covid’ fail to self-isolate every day Jonathan Ashworth, shadow Health Secretary, misinterpreted remarks by Baroness Dido Harding 12 Feb 2021 | Full Fact needs your support View in your browser …

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February 5, 2021 at 7:59 AM

Beware fake NHS emails from vaccine scammers

Beware fake NHS emails from vaccine scammers Public warned to remain vigilant to bogus requests for financial information in exchange for jabs 5 Feb 2021 | Fact checks, news and updates View in your browser Beware fake NHS emails…

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January 29, 2021 at 7:29 AM

German government debunks reports of 8% vaccine efficacy for elderly

German government debunks reports of 8% vaccine efficacy for elderly Public data shows elderly people had a similar immune response to the vaccine as younger adults 29 Jan 2021 | Fact checks, news and updates View in your browser …

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