OXFORD INTERNET INSTITUTE – 09/12/2019
In a fresh analysis of the state of ‘disinformation’ in the run-up to the 2019 UK General Election, researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), University of Oxford have found overall levels of ‘junk news’ circulating in the run-up to the 2019 election are relatively low. Junk news sites posted an average of 9.6 stories per day compared to 38.2 stories per day from major news organisations.