Report on Disinformation in Scotland
Friday, June 25, 2021 at 11:38AM Glasgow South MP, Stewart McDonald, has published a report entitled ‘Disinformation in Scottish Public Life’. The report, the first of its kind in Scotland, is Mr McDonald’s assessment of disinformation activity in Scotland over recent years, including with regards to the COVID-19 pandemic and political campaigns.
Mr McDonald assesses the actions of hostile states and other actors, outlining some examples of the different ways in which they seek to interact with people in Scotland on a range of issues and via different platforms and means.
The report also outlines 9 recommendations that he believes will help make Scotland more information resilient:
1. The Scottish Government should appoint a commissioner for countering disinformation.
2. The Scottish Government should create and fund a Youth Information Initiative
3. Scottish media organisations should hold annual open days and/or media surgeries
4. The Scottish Government should commission an independent audit of the Scottish information ecosystem
5. The UK and Scottish Governments should introduce targeted literacy programmes for parliamentarians, civil servants and journalists
6. Political parties and faith groups should host disinformation workshops for their members
7. Scotland should host an annual Clean Information Summit
8. Scottish public bodies should host a series of co-ordinated anti-disinformation events and competitions
9. The UK Government should provide Parliament with an annual update of the threat assessment
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