BBC Monitoring (BBCM) is a specialist unit within BBC News that tracks thousands of international media outlets. This year, BBCM launched a new dedicated disinformation team, whose primary purpose is to spot, collate, and investigate examples of misleading reporting and manipulation. This report shows some of the disinformation techniques and tactics that BBCM journalists have come across in their recent work, and outlines the approach adopted by BBCM to rise to the challenges of disinformation in the 21st century. Click HERE to view the report.
Malicious Use of Social Media: Case Studies from BBC Monitoring