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Martyn Landi

Four in 10 UK adults encountered misinformation in a single month, Ofcom says

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Four in 10 adults in the UK have encountered misinformation or deepfake content in the previous four weeks, according to new research from Ofcom.

New research from the regulator, carried out in the week before the UK general election on July 4 found that people were most likely to have seen false or misleading information about UK politics, followed by international politics and current affairs, and health information.

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