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Separate incidents surrounding events at Leeds General Infirmary sent social media into a tailspin — but neither was true, writes researcher Marc Owen Jones.
First Draft examined the tactics used to spread disinformation about two leading black MPs.
With less than one week to go until the December 12 vote, the amount of media manipulation and misleading information is increasing.
The people behind City Action and Capitalist Worker registered as non-party campaigners to advertise in the UK's general election.
Online ads have become a central theme of the election, where parties can reach voters with micro-targeted messages.
First Draft's ethics and standards editor Victoria Kwan explains the considerations which go into reporting on falsehoods and how best to avoid amplifying them.
The BBC apologised for an edited clip and fake newspapers continued to roll off the political presses in week four of the election campaign.
From local hospitals to a wind farm and schools, some parties are tackling regional issues head on, while others send the same message to targeted seats.
Examples of misleading claims and videos dismissed as comedy in the UK general election echo similar strategies in elections around the world.
Conservative Felicity Buchan, who is standing in the hotly-contested seat of Kensington, shared the false claim targeting the Lib Dem leader.
