General Article 85% of people worry about online disinformation, global survey finds

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UN announces plan to tackle phenomenon as survey finds people worry particularly about impact on elections.

By Jon Henley Europe correspondent

More than 85% of people are worried about the impact of online disinformation and 87% believe it has already harmed their country’s politics, according to a global survey, as the United Nations announced a plan to tackle the phenomenon.

Audrey Azoulay, director general of the UN’s culture body, Unesco, told reporters on Monday that false information an...

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