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Misinformation is rife and causing deeper polarisation – here's how social media users can help curb it

  • Written by Jason Weismueller, Doctoral Researcher, The University of Western Australia
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Many Australians believe the nation is more politically polarised and divided today than in the past. It’s a divide that has long plagued the United States, but new data show it is increasingly eroding nations’ unity, shared goals, and wellbeing all over the world, including in Australia.

Our research suggests the spread of...

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