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Submission: Safer Online Services and Media Platforms
Public consultation on the Department of Internal Affairs Safer Online Services and Media Services approach is now open. We encourage you to read our response, and submit your own.
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2023 General Election
Resource: Election ‘23 candidate meeting management
Read the FACT Aotearoa guide to managing disruptive candidate meetings and debates during the Aotearoa New Zealand 2023 General Election.
2023 General Election
Pandering to Conspiracy Theorists Won’t Win Votes
Open letter from FACT Aotearoa (Fight Against Conspiracy Theories) to the political parties in the 2023 General Election.
FACT Aotearoa in the Media
InternetNZ awards funding to FACT Aotearoa
FACT Aotearoa is grateful and proud to have been awarded funding from InternetNZ
Conspiracy Theories
Room 102
Room 102 is a commercial space in Christchurch leased by a group that includes former National Front leader Kyle Chapman and former council candidates with links to Voices For Freedom, and others.
Conspiracy Theories
FACT's 2022 in review
During the occupation at parliament and the local body elections, FACT Aotearoa’s small group of volunteers stood with others in an effort to counter extremists. Here we reflect on 2022; a year of grim vindication, but also of hope and progress in countering disinformation.
Conspiracy Theories
Reflecting on the Reichsbürger and Aotearoa New Zealand
Aotearoa has its share of conspiracy theorists calling the government illegitimate and believing it needs to be replaced, and some are willing to use threats of violence to get what they want.
Conspiracy Theories
Local body elections 2022: what FACT saw
FACT thinks the low number of conspiracy theorist candidates elected is a good result for democracy. Our work, and the work of journalists, has exposed many undeclared beliefs. We think that strong reporting and intense scrutiny did make a difference.
All Facts
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
Conspiracy Theories
How Sue Grey became conspiracy theorists’ go-to lawyer
Recently, Sue Grey has been responsible for spreading misinformation and bringing lawsuits against NZ’s successful vaccine rollouts and mandates. But this isn’t where she began her contentious career.
Conspiracy Theories
Anti-vaccine or cult member? The answer can be complicated
LISTEN: Has the anti-vaccine movement become a cult? Anke Richter, cult researcher, journalist, and one of the founders of FACT Aotearoa, says it has. She joins Stuff podcast Tell Me About It.
FACT Aotearoa in the Media
Voices for Freedom: RNZ's Tim Brown follows the money
Large sums of money traded hands during and leading up to the 23-day occupation, but it is unclear how it has been spent and who has benefitted. RNZ's Tim Brown talked to FACT Aotearoa about how the protest was funded.