The Conservatives' blatant, constant and permanent lies.
The lying we have seen spewing mindlessly from the oral cavities of Gove, Johnson and Raab have been purposeful, obvious deceptions designed to confuse and muddy the water. [Read now...]
Pete Wharmby
Opinion, 2019 General Election, Autism, Boris Johnson, Conservatives, Dominic Raab, Donald Trump, UK Politics, Michael Gove, politicians, Post-Truth, Social Media, Tony Blair, Twitter, Twitter thread, UK Media
General Election: The public resistance to fact-checking.
Fact-checking became politicised during the General Election campaign. But what does it really add to public awareness? [Read now...]
Dr Jen Birks
Analysis, 2019 General Election, BBC Reality Check, Biased Reporting, Channel 4 News FactCheck, Fact-Check, Fact-Checkers, FullFact, Facts Matter, Twitter, UK Media, UK Politics, Social Media, Long-Read
Lessons learned from the Twitterverse.
How B. Jay Cooper, by trying to clarify a fact on Twitter, realised the extent of polarization in the United States in the current political climate. [Read now...]
B. Jay Cooper
Opinion USA, CNN, Donald Trump, Facts, Impeachment, Polarization, Social Media, Twitter, United States
Fact-checking the fake claims over the Leeds Hospital story.
Fact-checking the fake news claiming that a sick boy on the floor of a hospital in Leeds was staged by his mother. [Read now...]
Dr Marc Owen Jones
PMP EXCLUSIVE
Fact-Check, 2019 General Election, Allison Pearson, Facebook, Facts, NHS, Social Media, Twitter, Twitter thread
When it comes to social media, might the Tories beat Labour at their own game?
It looks as if the Conservative Party has learned from the way Labour targeted the youth vote in 2017. [Read now...]
Professor Alec Charles
Analysis, 2019 General Election, 2017 General Election, Boris Johnson, Conservatives, Facebook, Hashtags, Jeremy Corbyn, Social Media, Theresa May, Twitter, UK Politics, Young People, YouTube
Network Vote: A new campaign for new voters.
A new voting campaign has launched to help marginalised and new voters to the polling stations, and to get out the vote on December 12. [Read now...]
Daniel Reast
2019 General Election, BAME, Disabled Citizens, Low-Income, Network, Twitter, Voters, Voter Registration, Voting Right, Young People
Analysis shows horrifying extent of abuse sent to women MPs via Twitter.
No wonder several high-profile figures say they can't take it any more. Are we really going to allow women to be harassed out of public service? [Read now...]
Analysis, Study, 2019 General Election, Anna Soubry, Luciana Berger, Misogyny, MPs, Online Abuse, Political Language, Social Media, Stella Creasy, Twitter, UK Politics, Women MPs
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