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The U.K.’s war on ‘MISINFORMATION'

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In England, you can go to jail for posting an angry opinion on the internet. "They turned up with three police cars, a police van, four, five policemen. I don't even know how many were there," says Bernie Spofforth, a political activist who was detained by U.K. police for a social media post. "And they came into my house and arrested me." Her alleged crime? Posting misinformation. #UnitedKingdom #socialmedia #police

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