loved speaking to Bryony for this - so nice to briefly step away from the chaos of day-to-day researching and writing and have time to think about fact checking as a whole

This is an exciting new expectation from His Majesty's Government. I look forward to quoting it back to them

❌ “mRNA vaccines are not recommended for pregnant women or those who are breastfeeding” - Andrew Bridgen MP at #PMQs

This is not true. The Covid vaccines Mr Bridgen is referring to *are* recommended during (and after) pregnancy.

fullfact.org/health/pregnan…

Thanks to everyone The British Academy for this award on behalf of all the Full Fact team of staff, volunteers and supporters past and present. We are proud to be in such company and this being the first time you've recognised a whole team together is 👌 theguardian.com/media/2022/dec…

Rishi Sunak claimed during his first #PMQs that a “record number” of new homes were built in the last year.

But we’ve not found any figures to support this claim in the official statistics.

At his first PMQs Rishi Sunak claimed there were a 'record number of new homes built in the last year'.

I spent days looking for evidence this was true, but couldn't find anything. Despite multiple requests, Downing Street couldn't back it up either.

fullfact.org/economy/rishi-…

Why are we “obsessed” with what MPs say in the House of Commons? Because they run the country! They should be honest.

Help us fix the broken corrections system 👇

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£2500 is *not* the maximum any family will pay on their energy bills this year.
We wrote to the PM about getting this wrong yesterday.

This morning, she’s repeated the false claim again in local BBC interviews.

The public deserves better.

fullfact.org/economy/Truss-…

NOT NOW, ASIAN HORNETS

Hi Martin McKee 🇺🇦 I'm a journalist Full Fact - could you please follow me back so I can message you?

Talked to Dazed about my beloved Gayo / Hackers (1999) and how to spot fake news on TikTok

Has your MP made an inaccurate or misleading claim this year and failed to correct the record?

From now on, their names will be listed on our website and won’t be removed until they’ve corrected themselves.

📃 The list 👉 fullfact.org/updates/mps-wh…

New Full Fact automated monitoring rolled out for PMQs today tells us instantly when MPs repeat false claims

It really is pathetic that we have to fact check stuff like this…

EU rules didn’t ‘ban’ crown symbols on pint glasses - Full Fact fullfact.org/europe/crown-p…

if what you're looking for on this beautiful eve ahead of a four day weekend is a deep dive into the EU legislation on pint glass standardisation then boy do I have a treat for you

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Fact check: #Covid vaccines haven’t been mandated in the EU ‘under the radar’ under ‘Resolution 2361’

fullfact.org/health/covid-v… via Full Fact

There are big differences between the EU Council EU Council, the Council of Europe Council of Europe and its Parliamentary Assembly PACE.

A recent Spectator article claimed a man was recently jailed after “continuously staring” at a woman on a train.

But this account of the incident doesn’t tell the whole story.

fullfact.org/crime/spectato…

We're grateful that last week MP Chris Bryant corrected a false claim he made on Twitter. Sadly, this is rare from a politician.

Here is a list of MPs who have still not corrected false/misleading claims they’ve made. This is just from our fact checks in 2022 alone 👇