Tory ‘factcheckUK’ Twitter account scam backfires

Conservatives accused of ‘misleading’ voters with social media rebranding

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The Conservative Campaign Headquarters press team’s Twitter account was made to appear independent
(Image credit: Twitter)

The Conservative Party “misled” voters by rebranding one of its social media accounts to suggest it was an independent fact-checking service, Twitter has said.

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