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<p>We have a regular dialogue with international partners on the challenge posed
by hostile state disinformation, including to align donor support in this field. The
Foreign Secretary discussed disinformation at the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 21
January in the context of the European Commission's ambitious Action Plan Against
Disinformation. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's own dedicated Counter Disinformation
and Media Development Programme aims to protect national security by countering disinformation
directed at the UK and its Allies from Russia. It funds projects in a number of different
countries that seek to enhance independent media, support civil society organisations
that expose disinformation and share good practice with partner governments. Media
plurality, institutional resilience and public awareness provide strong defences against
disinformation, whatever the source, and sit at the heart of our efforts. In particular,
we are supporting a new Open Information Partnership of European Non-Governmental
Organisations, charities, academics, think-tanks and journalists which are working
to respond to manipulated information in the news, social media and across the public
space.</p>
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