Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Tommy Sheppard and Angela Crawley

Monday 6th July 2020 Commons Chamber

[Tommy Sheppard (Edinburgh East) (SNP)]

What steps the Government is taking to help tackle disinformation in the context of the covid-19 pandemic.

[Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East) (SNP)]

What steps the Government is taking to help tackle disinformation in the context of the covid-19 pandemic.

[The Minister for the Armed Forces (James Heappey)]

The MOD is supporting the Government’s campaign against covid-19 disinformation by providing specialist personnel in advisory roles. This work is led by the Cabinet Office and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The Government are also working closely with social media platforms and academia to tackle this issue, and the Government’s focus remains on promoting factual public health advice and countering inaccurate content.