Fake news and extremism are becoming inextricably linked with disinformation feeding the narratives that drive polarisation and hate. This will only continue with increasing numbers of 'twitter bots' spreading news through automated accounts at an alarming rate.

In order to debunk the myths spread by fake news and educate the population, ISD has been working closely with the Arena Project, part of the Institute of Global Affairs at LSE, to develop a framework to spot fake news and twitter bots online. You can read a full summary of this framework here and watch a video toolkit below. 

We will be publishing a full report that outlines our analysis in more detail in the coming weeks.