Published 19:05 IST, November 29th 2019

Boris Johnson's Conservative Party uses edited footage to push Brexit agenda

Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has been using edited clips from international media's reporters and presenters saying sentences which push Brexit agenda.

Reported by: Aanchal Nigam
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Prime Minister of United Kingdom Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has been using edited clips from international media's reporters and presenters saying sentences like 'pointless delay to Brexit' and 'ar Brexit delay' to vertise main nda of snap British elections. Conservatives have edited 15-second clip and pushing it as Facebook vertisement showing media outlet's political editor along with or British media presenters. 

clip has alrey been seen by nearly 100,000 users. On vember 28, press team of media outlet said that y are aware of Conservative tactic and called it 'completely unacceptable use' of ir content. Furrmore, y are currently asking party members to remove video. However, reportedly, a Conservative spokesperson said that y have t edited video in a way that changes meaning. 

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Twitter warned Conservatives

Earlier, microblogging site, Twitter h also warned Conservatives that platform will take 'decisive corrective action' against party if it continues to misle citizens of Britain after it temporarily changed its account's name to a fact-checking website during a key political debate. 

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Conservative party apparently misled people on vember 20 by changing name of one of its verified Twitter accounts to make it look like a fact-checking service during televised election debate. Conservative Campaign Hequarters press office account which is followed by nearly 76,000 Twitter users changed its name to 'factcheckUK' from 'CCHQPress'. Furrmore, p also changed its me to a white tick against a purple background.

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Since rebranding of p took place while Johnson was debating Labour Party leer, Jeremy Corbyn on live television, it supported statements me by Britain's PM saying 'True' and while criticising ones me by Corbyn. According to Twitter spokesperson, Twitter is committed to facilitating healthy debate throughout general elections in UK. Twitter has global rules in place that prohibits behaviour which can misle people including accounts that are verified and have thousands of followers. 

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