UK on frontline of new information war as Russia floods social media with fake videos

In a speech in London, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will sound the alarm over hostile actors flooding social media with doctored videos to undermine support for Ukraine

The UK is on the frontline of a new information war as hostile states deploy disinformation, interference and cyber threats, the Foreign Secretary warns today.

In a speech in London, Yvette Cooper will sound the alarm over malign actors flooding social media with doctored videos to undermine support for Ukraine as well as meddling in elections. Advances in technology have allowed hackers and disrupters to work for hostile regimes amid an escalation in hybrid threats, she will say.

Ms Cooper will also warn that foreign states must be prevented from wading into debates in the UK on issues like migration, gender and