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Disinformation

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 18 November 2025UIN 88701

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what is his Department’s definition of disinformation is.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

The UK government defines disinformation as the deliberate creation and spreading of false and/or manipulated information that is intended to deceive and mislead people, either for the purposes of causing harm, or for political, personal or financial gain. Misinformation is the inadvertent spread of false information.

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