United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 39666
Disinformation: Coronavirus
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24 April 2020
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6 May 2020 · Answer
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Discovery layer
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6 May 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to prevent false information on covid-19 being spread on the internet.
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24 April 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to prevent false information on covid-19 being spread on the internet.
Source: Commons
6 May 2020
Answer
The Government takes the issue of misinformation and disinformation very seriously. It is vitally important that the public has accurate information. The Counter Disinformation Unit brings together cross-Government monitoring and analysis capabilities. Th...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-04-24/39666
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1190284
- uk · wq-1190284 · source updated 6 May 2020