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Baroness Berger (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 11 June 2026

Debate

Misinformation: Social Market Foundation Report

Contribution

My Lords, new analysis from the Social Market Foundation has found that more than one in four news-related posts on X are misinformation, and this proportion is rising sharply during election periods. Fake news spiked by one and a half on Facebook during the recent local election. We know that more people are increasingly consuming their local news from social media. This spread of false information is now a direct threat to our democratic process. I listened carefully to my noble friend the Minister in his response, but what more can be done to tackle this to ensure that our elections are not being compromised?

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