Australians are fact checking to combat fake news

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    Op-ed written for the Canberra Times about findings in the Digita News Report Australia 2019

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    Period13 Jun 2019

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    • TitleAustralians are fact checking to combat fake news
      Degree of recognitionNational
      Media name/outletCanberra Times
      Media typeWeb
      Duration/Length/Size950 words
      Country/TerritoryAustralia
      Date13/06/19
      DescriptionThe spread of misinformation about Labor's "death tax" during the recent federal election has reignited debate about fake news and how to tackle it.

      The timely release of the latest Digital News Report: Australia 2019 sheds some light on perceptions of fake news and what Australian news consumers are doing about it.
      Producer/AuthorCaroline Fisher
      PersonsCaroline FISHER, Sora PARK, Glen FULLER, Yoonmo SANG, Jee Young LEE
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