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Press Release – Internet NZ Yesterday a report was released that shines a light on New Zealanders concerns about misinformation online. A stronger response from all parts of New Zealand society and government is needed to tackle this challenge (and related ones) effectively. … Yesterday a report was released that shines a light on New Zealanders’ concerns about misinformation online. A stronger response from all parts of New Zealand society and government is needed to tackle this challen...

Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 11:38 am   A survey from the Classification Office offers a glimpse at how pervasive misinformation is in New Zealand, and how it’s affecting our beliefs. From the nationally representative survey of 2,300 Kiwis, one in two had at least one belief based in misinformation, and one in five had at least three such beliefs. These ranged from believing scientists are lying about the safety of vaccines, to believing 5G communications cause Covid-19. The SMC asked experts t...

About half of New Zealanders have at least one belief based on misinformation and one in five hold at least three false beliefs. False information is widespread in Aotearoa, according to a new survey of 2300 New Zealanders. Photo: Kajetan Sumila/ Unsplash Thats according to a new survey by the Chief Censors office. About 75 percent thought false information about Covid-19 posed a serious threat to New Zealand. Chief Censor David Shanks said the research aimed to raise awareness and stimulate d...

Others revealed they had fallen victim to misinformation themselves. “It has made me believe things that weren’t true,” one woman said. “It takes a mental toll never knowing what is true and real any more,” a male respondent said. Potentially more damaging was people who struggled with misinformation around big events, which impacted them directly, such as the March 15 terrorist attack and the September 11, 2001 attacks. “Most extremist activity is the result of false or mislea...

Press Release – Science Media Centre   A survey from the Classification Office offers a glimpse at how pervasive misinformation is in New Zealand, and how its affecting our beliefs. From the nationally representative survey of 2,300 Kiwis, one in two had at least one belief …   A survey from the Classification Office offers a glimpse at how pervasive misinformation is in New Zealand, and how it’s affecting our beliefs. From the nationally representative survey of 2,300 Kiwis, one in tw...