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Disinformation

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 21062

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trad, with reference to the report commissioned by the Government Office for Science entitled False and Misleading Information: An Evidence Summary and Map for Policy and Practice, published in May 2026, whether she plans to implement the report’s recommendations.

Answered by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

"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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