Government Departments: Advertising

(asked on 12th January 2026) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he uses external disinformation (a) indexes and (b) metrics when making SAFE framework assessments.


Answered by
Nick Thomas-Symonds Portrait
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
This question was answered on 21st January 2026

SAFE assessments examine whether the publishers have a history of publishing or broadcasting disinformation, with the intent to deceive. There is no predefined list of sources we rely upon.

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