Full Fact is a website that aims to find the true facts behind the spin and obfuscation of public debate. According to them:
Full Fact is an independent fact-checking organisation. We remove the spin from political statements and make it easier to see the facts and context behind the claims made by the key players in British political debate.
Our main work is to:
- Analyse, challenge and expose misleading claims
- Enable people to verify or rebut claims and campaign for improved standards
So I was interested to see how they’d tackle the controversy over Chris Taggart’s criticism of the way in which Spikes Cavell are publishing council spending data on their SpotlightOnSpend website.