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Covid-19 disinformation and social media manipulation trends : twisting the truth: ongoing inauthent...

Covid-19 disinformation and social media manipulation trends : twisting the truth: ongoing inauthent...

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Covid-19 disinformation and social media manipulation trends : twisting the truth: ongoing inauthentic activity promoting Falun Gong, the Epoch Times and Truth Media targets Australians on Facebook / Elise Thomas.

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Full title

Covid-19 disinformation and social media manipulation trends : twisting the truth: ongoing inauthentic activity promoting Falun Gong, the Epoch Times and Truth Media targets Australians on Facebook / Elise Thomas.

Author / Creator

Publisher

[Barton, Australian Capital Territory] : Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 2020.

Record Identifier

74VKaRZo6oZg

MMS ID

991024389513802626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

1 online resource (19 pages) : colour illustrations.

Content type

text

Media type

computer

Carrier type

online resource

Publication information

Publisher

[Barton, Australian Capital Territory] : Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 2020.

Place of Publication

Australian Capital Territory

Date Published

2020.

Access and use

Access Conditions

National edeposit: Available online Unrestricted online access

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Scope and Contents

Summary

This report lays out two different strategies aimed at influencing Australians: paid advertisements, and seeding content into Australian Facebook groups. The targeting of conspiracy groups and ethnic minority communities without disclosure of affiliations is particularly concerning.

Alternative Titles

Full title

Covid-19 disinformation and social media manipulation trends : twisting the truth: ongoing inauthentic activity promoting Falun Gong, the Epoch Times and Truth Media targets Australians on Facebook / Elise Thomas.

Other title

Twisting the truth: ongoing inauthentic activity promoting Falun Gong, the Epoch Times and Truth Media targets Australians on Facebook

Notes

General note

Special report / ASPI, 2209-9689 ; September 2020.

ISSN: 2209-9689.

First published September 2020.

Includes bibliographical references (page 16)

System details note

Mode of access: Available online.

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Date Copyright

©2020.

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Record Identifier

74VKaRZo6oZg

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaRZo6oZg

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MMS ID

991024389513802626