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A @firstdraftnews manifesto (of sorts) following months of monitoring misinfo during the #AusVotes22 election. The team @estherswchan, @stevievzh and @annekrugernews noted narratives old and new, Aus-made and imported, trumpeted on trucks and in Telegram throughout the campaign.
First Draft@firstdraftnews7 Jun 2022
First Draft has been monitoring misinfo related to #ausvotes22 election. We saw local and imported narratives of voter fraud, conspiracy theories, and scare campaigns both online and offline. h/t @estherswchan @stevievzh @juliabergin1 @annekrugernews bit.ly/38VhWth
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The treasure trove of US-imported narratives seeded by “freedom friendly” minor parties in the lead up to #AusVotes22 did not materialise into an Aus-edition of January 6, but their ability to spread AT ALL is cause for concern. See 🧵
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Pushing a red line on voters ... a piece for @firstdraftnews on how Australian politicians and political parties are ratcheting up rhetoric of Chinese interference for #auspoll2022 election gains firstdraftnews.org/articles/…
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GIJN Arabic@gijnArabic9 May 2022
📢 مجموعة رائعة من أدوات البحث والتحقق 🎯 جمعت @firstdraftnews مجموعة جديدة من الأدوات المتخصصة في جمع المعلومات والتحقق منها على موقع التواصل تيك توك إضافة إلى جمع البيانات عن كوفيد19 وأدوات تشمل التحقق من الصور والفيديو وأرشفة الوثائق وصفحات الويب.👇 bit.ly/3tBJcEt
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#ICYMI @firstdraftnews @estherswchan writes on tactics and strategies commonly used to spread election disinformation and how journalists can tackle the problem bbc.co.uk/beyondfakenews/tru…
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In this research study for @firstdraftnews, @jailongo, Daniel Acosta, Shaydanay Urbani, and Rory Smith examine how vaccine misinformation has impacted the Latino community. firstdraftnews.org/long-form…
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The uptick in misleading and unverified content posing as political posturing is a reminder to voters that they should not take online or offline ads as official information.
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Pending political ads come with a disclaimer, they can display whatever they desire. The @AusElectoralCom has been clear that it “has no role in regulating the political content of electoral communications” aec.gov.au/About_AEC/elector…
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Conspiracy theories that were once confined to the corners of closed chat apps and semi-closed spaces are being printed on corflutes posing as legitimate political ads.
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One Nation has been straight that it “does not support the WEF’s Great Reset” whilst UAP’s Craig Kelly published a post on Telegram yesterday that called a vote for major parties and “fake” independents a “vote for Klaus [Schwab, founder of WEF] and the WEF”.
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These narratives are being cited more often and in more explicit terms. Coded language and vague references are out. Bold name-drops are in. As one UAP candidate puts it, “W.E.F is destroying Australia”.
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One Nation, UAP, and other fringe parties have leaned into “World Economic Forum” and “Great Reset” conspiracy theories, pouring money into online ads that falsely claim major parties and their candidates are “pawns” and “puppets” in a grand global scheme.
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With less than two weeks to go until #AusVotes, pro “freedom” parties are packaging up and authorising conspiracy theories for the purposes of political advertising. See 🧵
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Can you identify which headlines are facts and which inspire fear? Join First Draft APAC Director @annekrugernews and ABC Health and Science's @teegstar in discussion. uts.edu.au/current-students/… *This event will be hosted by the @UTSBUiLD Program*
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Political parties and candidates donning a fact-checking hat and presenting themselves as the arbiter of truth is a trend voters need to be aware of going into the May election #ausvotes2022 #auspol
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In our newsletter this week, @derekwilding looks at Canada's new laws to regulate digital platforms, @zubaan_daraz on populism in Pakistan, @SachaMolitorisz on privacy and the tussle over data and @firstdraftnews @stevievzh on #AusElection22 misinfo 👇👇 uts.edu.au/research/centre-m…
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GIJN Arabic@gijnArabic5 Apr 2022
📢 مجموعة رائعة من أدوات البحث والتحقق 🎯 جمعت @firstdraftnews مجموعة جديدة من الأدوات المتخصصة في جمع المعلومات والتحقق منها على موقع التواصل تيك توك إضافة إلى جمع البيانات عن كوفيد19 وأدوات تشمل التحقق من الصور والفيديو وأرشفة الوثائق وصفحات الويب.👇 bit.ly/3tBJcEt
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"Fake news" is an oxymoron. News = verifiable info in the public interest. If it doesn't meet these standards, it doesn't deserve the label of news. (@UNESCO) Misinformation and Disinformation come in many forms ranging from harmless to life-destroying (Graphics @firstdraftnews)
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🗣 "The sharing of information gives us a sense of doing something… unfortunately those feelings are being weaponised by those who understand that information is a tool of war" — @cward1e: Founder, @firstdraftnews; Professor of the Practice, @Brown_SPH 🔎 #TIN22 🗓 29-30 March

Trust In News • #TIN22

First Draft News founder and Professor of the Practice at Brown University School of Public Health, Claire Wardle joins the Trust in News conference – March 29-30, 2022.

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Up next- big tech's part in the fight against disinformation. Cracking lineup with @cward1e of @firstdraftnews, @ngleicher of @Meta, @nickpickles of @Twitter & @mastersonmv of @Microsoft Watch live here bbc.co.uk/academy/events/tru… #TIN22
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