Russia is biggest culprit of spreading fake news, says survey of UK social media users

Poll by humanitarian charity the Syria Campaign sheds light on Britons' susceptibility to online misinformation More than half of British users of social media surveyed in a new poll have admitted that they fail to check the original source of online material before sharing or "liking" it. The survey, which sheds light on people's susceptibility to manipulation by purveyors of "fake news", also finds that three in four Britons believe tech companies, such as Twitter and Facebook, and MPs, are no...