Breaking the echo chamber: Enhancing disinformation resilience in the UK
Think tank: The Henry Jackson Society
Author(s): Dr Helena Ivanov; Dr Theo Zenou
November 19, 2025
This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society examines how disinformation affects university students in the UK.
This report examines how disinformation affects university students in the United Kingdom.
Drawing on three distinct case studies – vaccination, the Southport stabbings, and Candace Owens’ claim that Brigitte Macron is a man – we assess the reach and impact of misleading narratives. To underpin our analysis, we conducted a small-scale poll of 500 British university students.
