Australians are fact-checking to combat fake news

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    Op Ed. for the Canberra Times about results from the DNR Australia 2019.

     
     

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    https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6213952/australians-are-fact-checking-to-combat-fake-news/

     
     
    Period13 Jun 2019

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    • TitleAustralians are fact-checking to combat fake news
      Degree of recognitionNational
      Media name/outletThe Canberra Times
      Media typePrint
      Duration/Length/Size1000 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, Jee Young LEE, Yoonmo SANG, Glen FULLER
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