NHS is going to sell patient data to private companies

We cover whether your data’s being sold, the types of opt-out available and what exactly has changed. | Continue reading

@fullfact.org | 2 years ago

The number of people dying is not the same as in any other year

It was also claimed on talkRADIO that deaths from other respiratory diseases have simply been “replaced“ with Covid-19. | Continue reading

@fullfact.org | 3 years ago

Researching bad information: what we learned in 2020

Lessons for fact checkers, gaps in our knowledge and new directions | Continue reading

@fullfact.org | 3 years ago

There’s no evidence that the new coronavirus can survive on packages for 28 days

There’s no reason to believe that the new coronavirus can survive for long periods on packages from affected areas. | Continue reading

@fullfact.org | 4 years ago

Full Fact is the UK’s independent factchecking charity

Full Fact is the UK's independent factchecking organisation | Continue reading

@fullfact.org | 5 years ago

UK Dept for Education gets a failing grade on statistics

The UK Statistics Authority has written to the Department for Education to express “serious concerns” about the Department’s “presentation and use of statistics”. | Continue reading

@fullfact.org | 5 years ago

Tackling Misinformation in an Open Society [pdf]

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@fullfact.org | 5 years ago