Why politicians need to be careful about adding to a rise in disinformation

Tomorrow, after nearly two months of campaigning, and countless press conferences, policy announcements and interviews, New Zealand will choose the next government. 

With advanced voting down from 2020, many of us will still be trying to make up our minds on who we want to lead the next government and are still consulting polls, analysis and party manifestos to make that decision. 

But along with the official information, there is plenty of disinformation and misinformation circulating. Some is fuelled by global discourse, some is generated by lingering discontent over long abandoned policies, and some has been fuelled by politicians themselves. 

So, just how fractured is the electorate, what sort of false information is out there, and what can our next government do to repair the information void? 

Today on The Front Page, Kate Hannah, founder of The Disinformation Project, is here to share what exactly has been influencing voters this election. 

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