Disinformation: Reviews

(asked on 28th August 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124636 on Disinformation: Reviews, what the timetable is for publishing the report; whether the Government will respond formally; and whether the recommendations will be incorporated into the Social Cohesion Action Plan programme of work.


Answered by
Chris McDonald Portrait
Chris McDonald
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 8th September 2026

"False and Misleading Information: An Evidence Summary and Map for Policy and Practice" by Behavioural Research UK was published online in May this year. The Government has no plans to make a formal response to what is a review of evidence concerning the origins of misinformation, harms that arise and potential mitigations. There are no recommendations as such in the report.

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