Social media misinformation. File photo dated 15/03/19 of Facebook, Messenger, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat and Pinterest app icons on a smart phone. The Government must act to deal with a "pandemic of misinformation" which poses a threat to democracy, a report by a House of Lords select committee has said. Issue date: Monday June 29, 2020. It calls on Boris Johnson's Government to publish its Online Harms Bill immediately to ensure that tech giants are properly held to account for misinformation spreading on their platforms. See PA story TECHNOLOGY Misinformation. Photo credit should read: Nick Ansell/PA Wire URN:54354816 (Press Association via AP Images)

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