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‘Killer of trust’: social media groups fuel misinformation in UK, report finds
An investigation found that over 4.4 million people in the UK live in 'news deserts' with limited local reporting, leading to a surge in misinformation via social media groups. Misinformation was nearly three times more common in areas lacking local journalism, with immigration and Islamophobia being the most prevalent topics on platforms like Facebook and X.
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