Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 57797
Elections: Disinformation
Tabled: 5 June 2025
Answered: 13 June 2025
Question
Manuela Perteghella
Liberal Democrat — Stratford-on-Avon
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle (a) misinformation and (b) disinformation in elections.
Answer
Feryal ClarkThe Government takes the integrity and security of our democratic processes seriously, including from the threat posed by mis/disinformation.The UK’s Online Safety Act captures disinformation aimed at disrupting elections where it is a criminal offence in...
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