In 2010 Full Fact was launched as a practical response to the misuse of statistics in public debate. Our factchecks make it possible to choose who and what to trust while our strategic corrections and interventions gradually improve the quality of public debate by changing the behaviour of political figures. Mevan Babakar gave this Lightning talk at Notwestminster 2016, Saturday 13th February in Huddersfield. Find out more at: www.notwestminster.org.uk

1. Factchecking: what, why, how
and when will it get awesome?
Mevan Babakar
@FullFact @MeAndVan

2. What

3. What
Factchecking is examining the
claims made in the public
sphere, to see whether
they’re correct and to what
extent, if so.

4. What
Factchecking is examining the
claims made in the public
sphere, to see whether
they’re correct and to what
extent, if so.

5. What
Factchecking is examining the
claims made in the public
sphere, to see whether
they’re correct and to what
extent, if so.
1 in 4 people suffer from mental health issues

6. What
Factchecking is examining the
claims made in the public
sphere, to see whether
they’re correct and to what
extent, if so.
1 in 4 people suffer from mental health issues
Three million jobs depend on the EU

7. What
Factchecking is examining the
claims made in the public
sphere, to see whether
they’re correct and to what
extent, if so.
1 in 4 people suffer from mental health issues
Three million jobs depend on the EU
Britain has the fastest growing economy

8. What
Factchecking is examining the
claims made in the public
sphere, to see whether
they’re correct and to what
extent, if so.

9. Why

10. Why Public trust in politicians
is… well...

11. Source

12. Source

13. Why 21% of the public trust
politicians to tell the truth

14. Why
70% laws are made in the EU
UKIP

15. Why
70% laws are made in the EU
UKIP
7% of laws are made in the EU
Liberal Democrats

16. Why Bad information leads
to bad decisions

18. The UK’s leading factchecking charity

19. The UK’s leading factchecking charity
Economics, Health, Education, Immigration, Crime, Europe, Law

20. The UK’s leading factchecking charity
Economics, Health, Education, Immigration, Crime, Europe, Law
Independent and neutral

21. How
Factchecking
Culture and Corrections
Live Factchecking
Big events

22. When will it
get awesome

23. When will it
get awesomer

24. When will it
get awesomer
“I think I need you sitting beside me every time I interview a
politician”
Iain Dale, LBC radio.

25. Thank you
FullFact.org
Fb.com/fullfact.org
@FullFact