Democratic dangers of disinformation: Tackling foreign information manipulation and interference

12th September 2025Andrew Staniforth, Policing Insight

With a Foreign Affairs Committee inquiry now underway into the channels, technologies and actors responsible for disinformation and misinformation in the UK, Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth looks at research efforts and funding to tackle disinformation across Europe, and how focusing on inclusivity can help to counter attempts to create discord and division.

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