Fighting for quality news media in the digital age.

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November 17, 2017updated 22 Nov 2017 12:53pm

The Express was a repeat offender when it came to misleading press coverage ahead of UK ‘s vote to leave the European Union

By Dominic Ponsford

The UK newspaper industry has latched on to the issue of “fake news” as a way to trumpet its strengths.

Earlier this year press trade body the News Media Association launched the the Fighting Fake News campaign to highlight the importance of professionally produced journalism.

It is true that society would be in a sorry state if we only had social media to rely on for information, plagued as it is by dark ads and malicious Russia-based fake accounts.

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