London, Jan 8, 2026 (AFP) - West must 'battle' global misinformation: outgoing BBC chief

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2026-01-08

Britain and its Western allies must counter "bad actors" who are "flooding" global airwaves and online spaces with "misinformation and disinformation", the outgoing head of the BBC warned Thursday. Tim Davie -- who will quit as BBC director general when a replacement is found after the scandal over a misleading edit of a Donald Trump speech -- urged increased funding for its World Service arm. Arguing "the stakes in my lifetime have never been h......

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