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With the election campaign underway, can the law protect voters from fake news and conspiracy theories?

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With the election campaign underway, can the law protect voters from fake news and conspiracy theories?Advance NZ leader Billy Te Kahika speaks at a Wellington protest in August 2020.GettyImages

Last weekend’s “anti-lockdown” protest in Auckland provided a snapshot of the various conspiracy theories and grievances circulating online and within the community: masks, vaccination, QAnon, 5G technology, government tyranny and COVID-19...

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