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The government and tech companies can't prevent 'fake news' during the election – only the public can

Author: Michael Jensen, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra

Claims of 'fake news' and misinformation campaigns have already arisen in the federal election campaign, a problem the political parties and tech companies are ill-equipped to addressRitchie B. Tongo/EPA

We’re only days into the federal election campaign and already the first instances of “fake news” have surfaced online.

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The government and tech companies can't prevent 'fake news' during the election – only the public can

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