Combating Political Misinformation Online w/ Matt Bartlett: 23 November, 2020

The Advertising Standards Authority recently ruled that an advertisement posted by the National Party claiming a retired couple would have to pay $140 a week in taxes under the Green Party's proposed wealth tax was untrue. 

The Authority recieved 101 complaints of misleading political advertising this year, compared to just 16 during the 2017 election.

Jess talked to Matt Bartlett, an expert on the intersection of technology and society about what factors contributed to this increase and whether New Zealand has an adequate system to combat political misinformation online.