Tag: disinformation
Auckland Palestine rally honours Gaza journalists for freedom award
Asia Pacific Report
About 500 people honoured Palestinian journalists in the heart of the New Zealand city of Auckland today for their brave coverage of...
Jonathan Cook: Israel’s ‘another Iraqi WMD moment’ – we’re being gaslit
COMMENTARY: By Jonathan Cook
Let's say it again: The BIGGEST fake news comes from the establishment media. When the stakes are high, it barely bothers...
Researchers warn over climate crisis ‘fringe views’ danger as NZ election nears
By David Robie
Two researchers examining responses to conspiratorial pandemic narratives have warned Aotearoa New Zealand not to be complacent over the risk of fringe...
Disinformation and climate crisis, governance, training feature in PJR
Pacific Journalism Review
Research on climate crisis as the new target for disinformation peddlers, governance and the media, China’s growing communication influence, and journalism training...
Vila-based Indonesian ‘troll’ page targets Papuan advocates
By David Robie
As part of an Indonesian-backed disinformation and troll campaign against West Papuan pro-independence advocates, a Facebook page has emerged making bitter and...
Rise in NZ disinformation, conspiracy theories prompts calls for election protections
By Russell Palmer
Unprecedented levels of disinformation will only get worse this election in Aotearoa New Zealand, but systems set up to deal with it...