.Amazon's Alexa has been giving *more* wrong answers based on debunked false claims—about mpox, the UN and more—and attributing them to fact checkers. It comes days after Alexa gave users incorrect info attributed to Full Fact. Our new investigation 👇

An image of crowds queueing along a street is being shared with claims it shows people waiting to get into the Donald J. Trump rally at MSG. But it’s actually from a Barack Obama visit to Dublin in 2011. buff.ly/4eeb45W

We’ve been fact checking claims from today’s #Budget2024, including on: 🪙 Employer National Insurance ❓ The ‘£22bn black hole’ 🚌 Bus fares 📈 Growth forecasts Read our full round-up here 👇 buff.ly/4hu6EL4

An image comparing the brains of a drinker and a non-drinker has been circulating online. But the photo supposedly showing a drinker’s brain is actually a 2,600-year-old human brain excavated in 2008. buff.ly/3Uyeych

We’ve launched a new tool tracking the government’s progress on delivering Labour’s manifesto pledges—from dental appointments to defence spending, National Insurance to crime. 🔗 Our blog sets out our initial findings: buff.ly/3Z35rl8

Our Big Give Christmas 🎅 campaign is up and running - and if you think there’s going to be a lot to do over the coming year, to try to create a healthier information environment, please give generously! Thanks 🙏🏼 Come on Elon Musk, you know you want to. FullFact.org/biggive

Yesterday, Michela Palese Electoral Commission, Chris Morris Full Fact and Hannah Phillips The Jo Cox Foundation joined Alan Renwick to discuss improving election discourse in the UK. Catch up with what was said 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=4YImas…

Anyone looking for a decent New Year’s resolution should seek inspiration here… Modern life is drowning in a sea of verbiage via Financial Times on.ft.com/4gB4kRi

Happy New Year from Hong Kong - it’s going to be a big one!

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

Meta hasn’t ended its partnership with Full Fact but we think their decision to close third party fact checking in the US is a mistake. Apart from that, 10 out of 10. youtu.be/n-X3Wy-svIY?si…

The eyes of the world were on Washington yesterday for President Donald Trump’s inauguration. We’ve fact checked several claims from speeches he gave, including on: 📈 inflation 🗳️ the youth vote 🇵🇦 the Panama Canal Our round-up 👇 buff.ly/4jltzZH

Education on conspiracy belief, misinformation and disinformation should begin in primary school, where children’s trust in adults is still high. The full report from the Commission into Countering Online Conspiracies in Schools – on which I sit – is here: counteringconspiracies.co.uk

How AI can help fact checkers – Full Fact fullfact.org/blog/2025/feb/…

President Trump appeared to claim overnight that Ukraine “started” the war with Russia. On our politics blog, our CEO Chris Morris addresses Mr Trump’s claim - and explains why his comments may have lasting implications in Westminster and beyond. buff.ly/42XQXqz

Great journalism from BBC Eye Exposing an Indian pharma firm fuelling West Africa's opioid crisis bbc.com/news/articles/…

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As a former BBC Turkey correspondent I can safely say this is as unsurprising as it is depressing - in one of the greatest cities in the world. Solidarity with Mark Lowen I’m old enough to remember when Erdogan himself was in prison for speaking his mind bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/st…

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