"The flow of misinformation is a blight on societies. It leads to mistrust of facts, media and institutions,” explained Professor Darren Lilleker of Bournemouth

"The flow of misinformation is a blight on societies. It leads to mistrust of facts, media and institutions,” explained Professor Darren Lilleker of Bournemouth University who led the study. “When politicians lie their opponents will call them out, but this can simply result in the politicisation of facts. Each side of a political divide has its own truth,” he added."