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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Harriette Boucher

Makerfield by-election voters ‘heavily targeted’ with misinformation and AI fakes

Misinformation on local Facebook groups has quadrupled ahead of the crucial Makerfield by-election, with Andy Burnham emerging as the key target of fake news.

Since campaigning kicked off last month, nearly one in six pieces of news in local groups was misinformation, reflecting a four-fold increase, according to new research from a think tank.

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