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NZ's 'disinformation dozen'

Nine To Noon

English - May 17, 2022 21:15 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
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New research into the protests at parliament earlier in the year has explored how social media inflamed tensions and finds a dozen local accounts spreading disinformation were at the heart of it. The Disinformation project - part of Te Punaha Matatini - studied data from tens of millions of online posts, tweets and comments, alongside hundreds of hours of live-streamed footage from the protest. Kathryn speaks with Director of the project, Kate Hannah.