Twitter threatens to ban the Tories after press team 'attempts to mislead' public
Twitter threatens to ban the Tories after press team 'attempts to mislead' public
The BBC Newsnight presenter took James Cleverly to task over CCHQ changing their name to 'factcheckUK' for last night's election debate. The change sparked outrage with hundreds reporting the account to Twitter.
Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
BBC Royle Family actor Ralf Little 'suspended' from Twitter after leaders' debate
BBC Royle Family actor Ralf Little 'suspended' from Twitter after leaders' debate
"Just been logged out of my twitter account without explanation. Assume I’ve been suspended"
Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
Tories rebuked over ‘fake’ election fact-check stunt after rebranding Twitter account 'to issue propaganda'
Tories rebuked over ‘fake’ election fact-check stunt after rebranding Twitter account 'to issue propaganda'
Tory chiefs were rebuked by Twitter today after being accused of faking a social media version of the Evening Standard’s daily FactWatch column to issue propaganda under the guise of independently verified truth.
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Deceit is at the heart of Tory election campaign
Readers including John Howarth MEP air their views after the Conservatives rebranded their official Twitter account as ‘factcheckUK’ during the televised leaders’ debate, while David Jordan, director of editorial policy and standards at the BBC, defends its record in calling out lies
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tories set up fake 'fact-checking service' to endorse Boris Johnson during election debate
Disinformation campaign branded 'dystopian' and 'inappropriate'
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
It’s not just Boris Johnson’s lying. It’s that the media let him get away with it
The prime minister’s falsehoods are mostly left unchallenged. If this goes on, the integrity of our politics faces collapse
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK