During this #auspol election, our research found that conspiracy theorists primarily attacked the legitimacy of the AEC to advance baseless claims of election fraud. Read more here: bit.ly/38VhWth

h/t Esther Chan Stevie Zhang 張珮琳 Julia Bergin Anne Kruger, PhD

'First Draft’s monitoring documented a treasure trove of conspiratorial content, scare campaigns, and misinformation relating to the electoral process.'

Read more about what we found during the 2022 Australian federal election #auspol #ausvotes22 : bit.ly/38VhWth

A First Draft manifesto (of sorts) following months of monitoring misinfo during the #AusVotes22 election. The team Esther Chan, Stevie Zhang 張珮琳 and Anne Kruger, PhD noted narratives old and new, Aus-made and imported, trumpeted on trucks and in Telegram throughout the campaign.

Findings from months of #auspol monitoring and analysis in the article 👇

Thrilled to be working with Anne Kruger, PhD Stevie Zhang 張珮琳 Julia Bergin on this

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 Esther Chan Stevie Zhang 張珮琳 Julia Bergin Anne Kruger, PhD

bit.ly/38VhWth

The number of confirmed/suspected cases of #monkeypox has shot up from a handful to >200 within a week. Meanwhile, conspiracy theories about its origin, purported agenda of the 'elites'/'big pharma' and links to Covid vaccine have also flourished 1/
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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 🧵