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Disinformation: Reviews

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 20953

The question

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 Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

"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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