On the fate of the BSA

This week, a Broadcast Standards Authority special. Not the commentary piece we wanted to write, but here we are. FACT Aotearoa is disappointed in the Government's decision to disestablish the BSA, and to devolve its duties to a hypothetical voluntary industry body. For many years the BSA has

FACT Aotearoa News Briefs 11 May 2026

Online outrage, spotting fake news, Russia's use of AI to run disinformation campaigns, Canada's take on disinformation and public health, social media and targeted voter suppresion, and more...

FACT Aotearoa News Briefs 27 April 2026

Liberal democracies can win the cognitive and hybrid war against authoritarians; FIMI and disinformation as global threats; and Rising vaccine skepticism ...

FACT Aotearoa April newsletter

Kia ora koutou and welcome to another FACT newsletter. It’s our first with a new platform (Ghost) so please to excuse any glitches… In this edition We round up recent articles that caught our eye on the conspiracy theory and misinformation beat. We think about the latest report from

Why you should submit to the Royal Commission

It’s not ideal when government inquiries and commissions are hi-jacked into PR for people with a cause. But this is the world we’re in now.

The appeal of conspiracy theories

How does anyone ever fall for THAT?

The trail of the litter box

Beware the story that's too good to be true

A report from the DECULT conference

FACT member Byron reports from the DECULT conference, which brought together experts on cults and high control organisations, including many former members of cults.

Fake it till you make it

How conspiracy theory groups trash real experts and create fake ones

This group is not what it seems

How conspiracy theorists use front groups and pseudo-authorities

Our conspiracy community pipeline

"Don't start with Satanic Ritual Abuse"

Just asking questions...

JAQ-ing off the wobbly middle