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Prime Minister Keir Starmer has just started setting out his ‘Plan for Change’ and new government 'milestones'. We're already tracking the government’s delivery on its manifesto pledges and we’ll update our tracker to reflect what the PM sets out today. fullfact.org/government-tra…

🚨 New job alert 🚨 We're recruiting for a Policy Manager to lead on our work combatting misinformation. If you want to work on shaping and advocating for Full Fact’s policy positions and achieving real-world change, this is the role for you. fullfact.teamtailor.com/jobs/5315307-p…

Last week Keir Starmer claimed under Labour there’d been 9,400 returns of people with no right to be in the UK, and that’s up 30% on last year. But there doesn’t appear to be published data to back the second part of his claim up, so we can’t verify it. buff.ly/4iwK6JV

🌍 Misinformation is a global issue, but Full Fact has built AI tools to tackle it 💪 Discover how #FFAI supported African fact checkers during a critical year of elections 👇fullfact.org/blog/2024/dec/…

There are several excellent news podcasts with robust editorial values. Unfortunately, some are sorely in need of regulation, with opinions masquerading as ‘facts’, conspiracy theories and misinformation given oxygen. Plenty of food for thought for regulators.

This is concerning. We're glad that Google acknowledged the error but hopefully it will not reoccur.

🎄 Put your festive knowledge to the test with Full Fact’s Twelve Days of Christmas quiz! See how you score—and learn a fact or two along the way. 🎅✨ buff.ly/3DlTSyt

🗓️ 2024 was possibly Full Fact’s busiest-ever year, with a UK and US election, Middle East misinformation, deepfakes and more to contend with. All-in we published over 1,000 fact checks and other pieces of content (explainers, blogs, videos etc). A few highlights 👇 (1/12)

🗣️ Our full statement in response to Meta ending its third-party fact checking programme in the US: fullfact.org/blog/2025/jan/…

There are real-world consequences to the curtailing of Meta’s fact checking program. Here’s why 👇 poynter.org/ifcn/2025/an-o…

A classic case of widely reported but unreliable data.

The US has imposed tariffs on Chinese imports, after pausing plans for tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada. Our new explainer looks at what tariffs are, why they are being introduced and what impact they might have on the UK. buff.ly/3Q3dNVV

Technical but important point here about a migration stat we've heard repeatedly in recent days which isn't quite right. A quick 🧵 (TLDR: Immigration ≠ net migration)

The Prime Minister today said new plans for the UK to spend 2.5% of its GDP on defence from 2027 “means spending £13.4 billion more on defence every year”. But what’s that £13.4 billion figure actually based on? Our politics blog looks at the figures 👇 buff.ly/41s9Z7b

Important words from Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Chair Chi Onwurah 💙 on BBC Radio 4 We agree. The Online Safety Act needs to be strengthened. So much of the misinformation we see is out of scope. fullfact.org/blog/2024/oct/…

News of the abolition of NHS England comes on the same day that it publishes new data. Our freshly updated waiting lists explainer shows how the NHS is doing. 👇📊 fullfact.org/health/nhs-wai…

We’re committed to helping people distinguish between fact and fiction. Please support us in our fight for a better information environment. 🔄 Repost this video 📩 Subscribe to our newsletter: mailchi.mp/fullfact/facts… 🗣️Tell the world why #FactsMatter

"When finding and debunking online misinformation, you can end up falling down some pretty strange and dark rabbit holes..." Great piece here for Full Fact’s #FactsMatter campaign from our News and Online Journalist Evie fullfact.org/blog/2025/apr/…

💬 “We need good data. We need facts. We need sound information. That’s the foundation we build everything else on.” Dan Snow on why #FactsMatter.

Full Fact doesn’t just check claims *from* politicians - we check claims *about* them too. On the eve of the local elections, we’ve set out what needs to be done next to protect the public from this kind of false and misleading information. buff.ly/N5jTBYr