London Mayor Sadiq Khan launches a £7 million campaign aimed at countering online disinformation, including claims he says portray crime in misleading ways. BBC and The Independent report that the mayor describes social media as being hit by a “relentless and unprecedented attack of lies and hatred,” and positions the programme as part of a broader effort to challenge false narratives reaching Londoners.
The reporting states the initiative is designed to tackle misleading content about the city, framed as a “global scourge” of disinformation. While sources do not provide extensive detail on the specific methods or partners in the campaign in the excerpts provided, they agree on the central elements: the funding level, the mayor’s message about the scale of online misinformation, and the purpose of correcting or reducing harm from inaccurate claims.
Overall, the outlets present the campaign as a policy and communications response to disinformation circulating online in relation to London and its public safety issues, with Khan calling for action to reduce the spread and impact of falsehoods.
