Empowering the Innocent (ETI) was established in September 2019 by Dr Michael Naughton building on previous innovative projects that he established, namely Innocence Network UK (INUK) and the University of Bristol Innocence Project, reflecting on both the successes and achievements of those projects as well as the lessons to be learnt.
 
Building on this body of work and direct experiences with alleged innocent victims false allegations of rape or child sexual abuse, False Allegations Watch (FAW) was launched in September 2022.
 
False Allegations Watch (FAW) features articles which centre on alleged false allegations, charges or wrongful convictions for sexual offences.

False Allegations Watch (FAW) also features articles on the wider context within which false allegations of sexual offences can occur, including the legislation, policies and/or cultures that can act to facilitate or enable such false allegations to be made. 

False Allegations Watch (FAW) contributes to Empowering the Innocent's (ETI) aim to give voice to alleged innocent victims of wrongful convictions. In so doing, it highlights the limitations and/or outright failings of the existing structures, cultures and/or procedures of the criminal justice system, criminal appeals system and the CCRC. This contributes to fostering public support as a precursor to criminal justice reforms to prevent wrongful convictions or allow for them to be overturned when they do occur.