A trickle of misinformation approximately Labor policy became a torrent on Facebook as the campaign unfolded. A Guardian investigation has tracked the course of the death tax scare,revealing alarming implications for Australian democracy
Lenore Taylor: It’s not 2007 any more. We need fresh tools to fight election liesThe Labor MP Meryl Swanson remembers Easter Saturday for two reasons: Chris Bowen came to town to launch her campaign for re-election in the seat of Paterson, and it was the first day she realised people thought Labor would implement a death tax if Bill Shorten won the election.
News approximately the death tax misinformation reached her via two active branch members, and people she describes as older but “digitally literate”. The duo brought copies of fabric circulating on Facebook to her market stall on that Saturday.
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Source: theguardian.com