THERESA MAY TO “TACKLE” FAKE NEWS: How does that work, exactly?

Officially named the National Security Communications Unit, it will be tasked with deterring adversaries and combating misinformation spread by state actors, Press Gazette understands.

Having a bureaucrat decide what is and isn’t legitimate news will never end well. Do they block the the publication from access? Arrest the poster? Flag such postings as fake? What ideological tests will be imported into the decision making process?

It reminds me of Obama’s deservedly mocked “Attack Watch.”