Misinformation-linked Candidate Media Roundup

Here’s a list of published media stories about candidates with misinformation or conspiracy theory links. We’ve organised them by council so you can quickly find all the stories about your area. It is not an exhaustive list! Share it with your friends. Apart from reading these stories, we encourage you to attend voter information events and contact candidates directly. Don’t be afraid to ask the hard questions: if they want your vote they should be ready to give a credible answer. Talk about your choice with your friends and most of all, get out and vote.

Ashburton District Council

3 Candidates

Auckland Council

6 Candidates

Carterton District Council

1 Candidate

Central Otago District Council

1 Candidate

Christchurch City Council

9 Candidates

Dunedin City Council

7 Candidates

Far North District Council

8 Candidates

Gisborne District Council

7 Candidates

Greater Wellington Regional Council

1 Candidate

Hamilton City Council

3 Candidates

Hastings District Council

3 Candidates

Hutt City Council

5 Candidates

Kaipara District Council

2 Candidates

Kāpiti Coast District Council

2 Candidates

Manawatu-District Council

2 Candidates

Marlborough District Council

1 Candidate

Napier City Council

3 Candidates

Nelson City Council

3 Candidates

New Plymouth District Council

6 Candidates

Otago Regional Council

1 Candidate

Palmerston North City Council

5 Candidates

Porirua City Council

1 Candidate

Queenstown Lakes District Council

1 Candidate

Rotorua Lakes Council

4 Candidates

Rangitikei District Council

1 Candidate

Selwyn District Council

1 Candidate

South Wairarapa District Council

1 Candidate

Southland District Council

4 Candidates

Queenstown Lakes District Council

1 Candidate

Taranaki Regional Council

1 Candidate

Tararua District Council

2 Candidates

Tasman District Council

8 Candidates

Taupo District Council

1 Candidate

Timaru District Council

2 Candidates

Thames-Coromandel District Council

3 Candidates

Upper Hutt City Council

3 Candidates

Waimakariri District Council

7 Candidates

Wellington City Council

3 Candidates

Whakatāne District Council

3 Candidates

Whanganui District Council

3 Candidates

Whangarei District Council

2 Candidates

Jagged little (pink) pill: goodbye RCR?

Perhaps Voices For Freedom realised that their decision to openly employ, feature and promote people associated with a more radical right-wing agenda than they had previously admitted to was a strategic error. By removing the archive as well as live links, they may be hoping their audience will forget the attempts to radicalise them, and return to the fold. 

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