Evie Townend

Evie Townend is a skilled journalist currently working as a News and Online Journalist at Full Fact since February 2023, focusing on fact-checking and the verification of misinformation. Prior experience includes freelance writing for Stranger Collective, reporting for CornwallLive at Reach plc with an award-nominated article, and a three-month secondment at Mirror Online covering financial news. Evie gained research experience as a Research Assistant at the University of Oxford, analyzing psycho-social interventions related to HIV/AIDS, and contributed to the Liberal Democrats' media strategy as a Media Intern during the 2017 General Election campaign. Furthermore, Evie served as a Parliamentary Intern at the UK House of Lords, assisting with research and media outreach for the party's spokesperson for equalities. Evie holds a degree from the University of Bristol.