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Labor : PM should rule out any Liberal involvement in fake posts

Labor wants the prime minister to rule out any Liberal Party involvement in fake posts and doctored accounts on Chinese social media platform WeChat.

WeChat meme targeting Labor immigration policies

تحول الموقع الصيني الى اداة هامة بيد الحزبين الرئيسيين للتواصل مع الناخبين من اصل صيني Source: WeChat; Internet

Labor wants the prime minister to rule out any Liberal Party involvement in fake posts and doctored accounts on Chinese social media platform WeChat.

The accounts are spreading misinformation about Labor's federal election campaign, which senior opposition figure Penny Wong says are "deeply concerning".

The posts target Labor policy on issues such as Safe Schools, taxes, asylum seekers and the economy.

 


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By Hachem El-Haddad

Source: SBS




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