Question follow-through · 129777
Internet: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of misinformation and disinformation online on local communities.
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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 24 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 28 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 28 Apr 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of misinformation and disinformation online on local communities.
28 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Apr 2026
Answer published
While social media can play an important role in society, it is unacceptable that people use it to threaten our communities. Government engages with local authorities to monitor issues affecting cohesion, including misinformation and disinformation. Under...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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