Wikipedia, incredible as ever at a breaking news moment. Just slowing things down a touch and acknowledging why. Also, that might be the longest controversy section I have ever seen

Thank you @openuk.bsky.social

Teams on Only Connect who let someone other than the captain choose the next question should be banned.

Visited East Devons newest attraction

So great to see this happening

So we now have BBC Verify, AP Verify and AFP WeVerify doing similar but different things. Naming things is hard

The idea that my working for a Fact Checker is somehow a radical move is still not something I have gotten used to, but increasingly it is seen that way. Good stuff from James here.

Civic tech gang. Anyone doing anything interesting around the Scottish and Welsh elections next year? Wanna chat?

This feels significant

This is good stuff. Based on my own experience building these kinds of things at Full Fact I would suggest that an almost naive conflation of multiple social media sources (and reddit) are now more likely challenges than old fashion ungrounded hallucinations

We've been tracking this one for a while. Great write up of a recent @fullfact.org deep dive

Redditors: get your questions in nice and early! We're doing an AMA on r/ukpolitics, and we're happy to answer whatever's on your mind about TheyWorkForYou: www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics... #politics #TheyWorkForYou #UKpolitics #parliament #civictech

day 1 at @fullfact.org v day 2372 (today) Please consider making a donation to our funding campaign if you are able. Your money will be doubled if you do so this week and I am so very very tired donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Good to see the British Library recruiting for a Head of AI and Policy (and Windows 12) www.artsjobs.org.uk/jobs/search/...

Forget hope, it's time to book the open top bus

Went for a wander in the snow to take in the astonishing Albert Street in Riga. So much Art Nouveau in such a tiny space.

It’s not every day the Deputy Prime Minister corrects the parliamentary record after a fact check. So this is great to see... Full details here: fullfact.org/live/2025/no...

Exciting news! 🎉 Applications are now open for a new edition of the #JournalismAI Innovation Challenge, supported by the Google News Initiative. Follow this thread to learn more 👇

The Times here, getting my name wrong, but not my thoughts on online information www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog...

Despite shifting politics and declining support for the industry, Dudfield said the goal hasn’t changed. “We’re fact-checkers. We check facts,”

"It doesn’t display the same transparency but it is asking for the same trust " Grateful for the chance to comment on the difference between Grok and @wikipedia.org in The Guardian today

This is my current go to example of what my job is It appears that Russia is using a poor quality fake of the (fame wise) mid level UK comedian Geoff Norcott to try and destabilise Armenia. Why? How? To be seen by whom? It is a never ending journey

Facts have been checked.

I am putting some vision language models through some tests. So I am now looking for examples of vertical video (insta, tiktok, shorts) where the meaning of the video is implied via mime but not said out loud or via text on screen. Send em my way if you have ideas

It is the hope that gets you. Every time

I really enjoy this Wales as a tube map vibe, but it necessarily does some absolutely wild things to Welsh geography livemap.tfw.wales#/aw_en/mapview

This is *so* very interesting. The kind of media we monitor at @fullfact.org continues to see these kind of patterns and it is not just the most famous people that are being faked at the moment

What support do asylum seekers get in the UK? Some facts

This looks great (though I think now sold out). Sharing because more good things in the world please and also because it is an entire venue I have never heard of metres from my office. London? Hey

Great @reutersinstitute.bsky.social research published today. This on the trust of AI generated search has surprised me. Way higher than I would have assumed. Still striking that billions(?) of people are using search products where less than 50% of people think the first result is good.

Do you know what would be good news for fact checkers? Anyone who fancied going to the @fullfact.org website (the people who wrote the widely used fact check cited by lots of people here) and clicking the donate button. We are a tiny charity and your support helps. fullfact.org/technology/d...

Do you know what would be good news for fact checkers? Anyone who fancied going to the @fullfact.org website (the people who wrote the widely used fact check cited by lots of people here) and clicking the donate button. We are a tiny charity and your support helps. fullfact.org/technology/d...

The first thing we at @fullfact.org always ask people when they see something online is how does it make you feel? If it seems too good to be true, take a moment and consider if you should post it/say it on a prime time panel show fullfact.org/toolkit/

Make facts open, it makes them more facty. We are nudging our @fullfact.org tech work into some old skool transparent working. Cracking post from the team on how we transcribe content below.

Sometimes even we don't totally understand why something is happening online. What do you think is going on here?

What a great idea

Really pleased to see the Beta version of a new Stats Wales launch. Good stuff. stats.gov.wales/en-GB

The internet can still be alright sometimes. Here is how this AMA went down www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics...

Having a little chat about the small topic of AI and the Future of Knowledge tomorrow, Sep 30th, 5:00 – 5:45 PM (GMT+1) Do pop along online if you might be interested.

The boss is doing a Reddit AMA on all things @fullfact.org today at 17.00 (UK) www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics...

The Guardian has a $320 facts jumper. It's nice. A neat slogan. I also work for a small charity who believes facts matter and has a donation page you can visit. donate.fullfact.org

For so long we have asked people how does a claim make them feel (if it is too good to be true, it often is) but increasingly we have to ask how does the systematic disruption in the foundations of information make you feel as well.

A reminder that our team at @fullfact.org offers training on media literacy, AI, Fact Checking and combating misinformation. It is good stuff.

We don't *emphasise* very often

"We need an accurate record on issues that are contested" @cward1e.bsky.social writes, but the reality is that "information sources are disappearing. This is preventing fact checkers, journalists, researchers and policymakers from doing their jobs." fullfact.org/technology/m...

Your classic drum and bass bike ride.

I've started writing things on the web a bit more. 3 (three) recent posts how to select what to fact check www.poynter.org/ifcn/2025/sp... the brittle rules that makes LLMs seem safe fullfact.org/technology/h... some quick thoughts on the Google AI search www.linkedin.com/pulse/quick-...

I spend a lot of time looking at bad information on the internet. How on earth does anyone decide which bits need fact checking? We've got some thoughts

How do fact-checkers select the claims to check? How should we develop a 'harms-based' approach and defend freedom of speech? Great to work with friend & colleague @mrdudders.bsky.social on this piece for @poynterinstitute.bsky.social Feedback welcome www.poynter.org/ifcn/2025/sp...