Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 18756

Schools: Conspiracy and Disinformation

Tabled: 14 July 2026
Answered: 22 July 2026

Question

Patrick Hurley

LabourSouthport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to tackle online conspiracy belief, misinformation and disinformation in the classroom.

Answer

Georgia Gould
The department will strengthen media literacy education and skills for young people to critically engage with and assess information from a range of sources in the national curriculum, following the independent Curriculum and Assessment Review’s final rep...

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