Disinformation: Reviews
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the command paper, Protecting What Matters, CP 1540, 9 March 2026, page 43, if she will publish the full terms of reference of the review into misinformation being undertaken by the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, and whether the review is being conducted within government, or whether it will be outsourced to an external research organisation.
Answered by Kanishka Narayan
The Government Office for Science commissioned an external academic consortium to undertake this evidence review. The review aims to synthesise the latest published literature on misinformation and has been directed to focus on how to measure the problem, assess harms and counter and mitigate these harms. The study protocol can be found at OSF. The completed review, which will be published in due course, will help inform government’s approach to identifying and tackling harmful misinformation.
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