AHRC Disinformation project examining UK manifesto policies

An AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council)-funded project investigating counter-disinformation practices in public service media.

As part of the project we are building a case study examining NHS manifesto policies by both parties, in relation to the degree/level of fact-checking standards in news reporting.

The playlist includes a selection of clips retrieved from flagship television news programmes by main broadcasters in the United Kingdom: BBC news at Ten, ITV news at Ten, Channel 4 News, 5 News at 5, Sky News at 10. The stories selected fall within the time period of the 2019 UK General Election campaign and feature NHS claims made by the two main political parties, Labour and Conservatives.

Curator

Dr Marina Morani, Dr Nikki Soo and Professor Stephen Cushion, Cardiff University

Subject

• Journalism

Keywords

Election reporting, TV news media, fact-checking, disinformation reporting, manifesto pledges, 2019 UK general election, public service media