Full Fact is the UK's independent fact checking charity. We put reliable evidence at the heart of public debate so you can make sense of what matters.
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AI-powered search tools and chatbots are rapidly becoming routine entry points for political information.
Our new report calls for consistent labelling, clear communication of sources, and the introduction of systemic risk management duties.
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Full Fact is looking for an experienced software engineer to improve and expand the AI products we have built and make sure those who make false claims in public can't get away with it.
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During a recent BBC Makerfield by-election debate, Labour’s Andy Burnham and the Conservatives’ Michael Winstanley made seemingly contrasting claims over net migration, and which party is responsible for the recent decrease.
So who’s right?
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Thanks to @DailyMail for correcting a column which claimed welfare spending has overtaken income tax receipts “for the first time”.
(Welfare, which includes state pensions, has been higher for years—although income tax may overtake it this year.)
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Social media posts claiming that Vickrum Digwa has been attacked in prison have been shared thousands of times online.
But the Ministry of Justice told us this isn’t true.
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When people no longer know what information can be trusted, public debate fragments and political disengagement grows.
Trust, once lost, becomes far harder to rebuild. Our new report sets out what the UK must do now to prepare for this reality. fullfact.org/policy/reports/…
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A video is being shared widely on social media with claims it shows the city of Belfast burning during recent unrest.
But the clip actually shows the aftermath of a gas pipeline explosion in Russia, and has nothing to do with the disorder in Northern Ireland.
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A video of people kneeling in the street has been shared with false claims it shows Polish people paying tribute to Henry Nowak.
This isn’t correct. The clip actually shows a Corpus Christi procession in the country.
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An image circulating online claims to show a huge anti-Reform rally in Wigan ahead of the Makerfield by-election.
But this picture isn't real - it was generated using AI and doesn’t match real locations in Wigan.
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We’ve updated our migration explainer with new data, and answered some common questions we see about these figures, including:
🔹How much immigration is “illegal”?
🔹How much is due to asylum seekers?
🔹Has there been an “exodus” of British nationals?
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"AI is now manufacturing ambient uncertainty about everything we see and hear."
Mahsa Alimardani—Associate Director at @witnessorg—writes for our annual report on what Iran shows the UK about AI and public trust. fullfact.org/policy/reports/…
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The UK's information environment is becoming harder to trust, harder to navigate and easier to manipulate.
Our new report sets out what needs to change—and why it has to happen before the next general election. fullfact.org/policy/reports/…
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A video of PSNI vehicles being hit with objects has been widely shared with claims it shows disorder in Belfast this week.
Although there is much genuine footage of violent scenes this week, this clip was originally shared a month ago and is unrelated.
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On the Today programme earlier, Labour party chair and Cabinet Office minister Anna Turley MP claimed: “We've reduced immigration by 82% under this government.”
This isn’t correct, as our fact check explains.
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"The next general election will be different. We must act now," writes John Pullinger CB, Chair of @ElectoralCommUK, in an essay for Full Fact's seventh annual report.
Read it in full here: fullfact.org/policy/reports/…
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ALT Observers from Britain's Liberal Democrats and Reform UK (L) stand by as ballots are sorted at the Clacton count centre in Clacton-on-Sea, eastern England, on July 4, 2024 as polls close in Britain's general election.
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Last week we fact checked an edited picture of Beaver Scouts visiting a mosque, which was altered to include a bearded man in white in the background.
We’ve since spotted two AI-generated images claiming to show the visit, which do not match real footage.
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A video shared with claims it shows a protest in Albania against a proposed luxury resort development backed by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner actually shows football fans celebrating in Spain.
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We’ve updated our Government Tracker following the release of new school workforce figures last week.
Find out why we’re now rating Labour’s teacher recruitment pledge as ‘appears on track’.
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Labour has said it’s 70% of the way towards its target of recruiting 6,500 new expert teachers, but the Conservatives have said there are fewer teachers.
What’s going on? We’ve taken a look at the latest figures.
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Christi Hill, alongside her former colleague, were both wrongly identified online as being involved in the arrest of Henry Nowak.
Christi has spoken to Full Fact about the “onslaught of thousands of people” after she was misidentified online.
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