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UK general election 2019: Boris Johnson quote disputed, more suspicious Facebook ads and party publications get the magazine treatment

With less than one week to go until the December 12 vote, the amount of media manipulation and misleading information is increasing.

UK general election 2019: Fabricated tweets, pre-printed ballots and more fake newspapers

The BBC apologised for an edited clip and fake newspapers continued to roll off the political presses in week four of the election campaign.

Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson targeted with disinformation by left- and right-leaning voices over Brexit

As the UK approaches its second Brexit deadline and a general election looms in the not-too-distant future, social media activity around many political figures has stepped up dramatically.