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Burnham says Russia used Brexit to spread lies and division
Prime Minister Andy Burnham accused Russian agencies of using disinformation and fake websites to exploit Brexit and spread division in Britain. He stated that Russia had allocated £1.3 billion to information manipulation and had attempted to meddle in the 2019 General Election. Burnham unveiled a National Centre for Information Defence, established to combat online falsehoods and deepfakes.
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