The Bulletin
Men's Weekly


.

Is Australia’s golden age of third-party fact checking over?

  • Written by Andrea Carson, Professor of Political Communication, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University
Is Australia’s golden age of third-party fact checking over?Shutterstock

With the rise of disinformation, third-party fact checking has grown into a billion-dollar global industry. But debunking false claims is time-consuming and costly, and recent developments suggest it may have hit its peak and is slowing down.

The ABC’s recent announcement that it will dissolve its third-party fact-checker...

Read more: Is Australia’s golden age of third-party fact checking over?