WhatDoTheyKnow, the website created by mySociety to help make Freedom of Information requests and share the responses, was launched ten years ago. As part of the birthday celebrations, 50 significant news stories that have been uncovered through the site were published.
One of the stories I worked on is featured in the ‘Fact-checking’ section:
Fact-checking
Freedom of Information is one way to counter fake news: it’s great to have facts and figures to link to when the truth is in dispute.
2012
- Information about an incident involving police presence on a mental health ward
- The Voice and the Independent ran this story of the siege and subsequent ‘racist cover-up’.
Very happy birthday to WhatDoTheyKnow!