Copyright AFP 2017-2021. All rights reserved. Facebook posts claim New Zealand ordered public broadcaster Radio New Zealand to remove comments critical of government policy from its social media platforms. The claim is false: New Zealand’s government and RNZ both told AFP the claims were fabricated and there had been no such request. Posts critical of Jacinda Ardern’s Labour government can still be seen on the broadcaster’s social media channels as of May 5, 2021. The claim was shared by a New Zealand-based user here. A screenshot of the post taken April 5, 2021. The image features a photo of Jacinda Ardern grimacing underneath a Nazi Swastika with “THIRD REICH” emblazoned across it.