Leo Benedictus: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- senior journalist specialising in science, data and investigations at Full Fact
- Quoted on
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
- Tracked press citations
- 1
- Most recently quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
“The DHSC decided not to correct this when we first told them about it, so it's a good thing that the OSR convinced them to change their minds. This is more than just a point of principle. Bad information from health authorities can be dangerous if it lingers on the internet, because AI chatbots can pick it up and use it to give supposedly trustworthy answers to people's questions.”
Where Leo Benedictus has been quoted
- Department of Health retracts claim sunbeds are as dangerous as smokingtheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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