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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 ...

Ballot papers are destroyed 6 months after the election 🤔

The law requires papers to be destroyed a few months after the election – but that’s for a good reason, and it doesn’t make fraud easier. We get to the nitty gritty of why. The law requires ballot papers to be kept for six months after the official count

FALSE CLAIM: “They” manipulate the count

We count votes by hand in this country, and we count them carefully… but it seems like not everybody knows that. And it’s normal for the final result to change after election night, but not everyone gets that either. In New Zealand all votes are counted by hand. The

Our politicians are selected

NZ politicians are selected by their party and elected by us, not by a global cabal of "them". Quite simple really, but gird your loins for a long explanation of this conspiratorial thought-terminating cliche and why it's nearly impossible for it to be true. To start

Why conspiracy theorists are obsessed with the Bill of Rights Act

The government was careful to maintain the rule of law during the pandemic. It allowed itself to be challenged in court, and accepted rulings against it. That seems like the opposite of tyranny. But the conspiracists belief that they are fighting “tyranny” is one of the reasons you’re hearing

Minor parties policies target imaginary “globalist” plots. WHY?

Strange isn't it, that conspiracy theorist parties this election all have policies about reviewing or leaving international bodies like the UN, WEF and WHO. It's a tale as old as time, misinterpreting non-binding agreements as sinister "globalist" plots to control you. Let's

Why do some parties claim their free speech is under attack?

There's a lot to be said about free speech as an important cornerstone of a free and fair society. But does that mean that all speech is protected? Well, no. Some speech can incite harm on our community. Find out why conspiracy theorists are using this topic as

Explainer: what’s to stop people from voting twice?

It's highly illegal, but what else is stopping people voting twice in a General Election? It's gonna waste both votes. And the safeguard is good old paper records. Read on to find out more. It’s true that you can go to more than one polling

Why do so many conspiracy theorist parties have “gender ideology” policies?

CW: In this article we will be diving into false and harmful conspiracy theories about the LQBTQIA+ community. We endeavour to give a quick explanation of the tactics used and correct misinformation. Let us know if you think we could address ideas in this article better. We like better. Really

Why are conspiratorial parties so worked up about co-governance?

Co-governance between Māori and the Crown has a long history in this country. So why has it been turned into an election issue for conspiracy theorist parties and an apocalyptic vision by an end-times preacher? Co-governance is a term referring to a range of ways to have Iwi representation on