In the lead up to the Voice referendum, experts explain how to identify and engage with potentially false or misleading content.
What is misinformation and disinformation?
Ed Coper is the director of Populares, a communications agency that ran advertising for the major teal independent campaigns during the last federal election. He has also worked with GetUp and Change.org. "You would have to have a clear understanding of the intent of the person sending or spreading it, and that often can be hard," he said.While it’s difficult to quantify in real terms, Coper said "there’s no doubt that on the Voice, we’re seeing an incredibly large volume of mis- and disinformation".
When you’re scrolling through social media, and you come across content that you’re unsure about, what should you do? "Attacking a person or a group, rather than debating or discussing the ideas, is another common tool that’s used," he said. Coper said the best thing individuals can do is "engage parts of our brain that aren’t normally in gear when we’re scrolling through social media".
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