Bogus social media “news” pages aggressively spreading Pauline Hanson propaganda are lavishing praise on her multi-billionaire bankroller Gina Rinehart.

News sources are increasingly fragmented — yet the gatekeepers are more concentrated. This presents a growing problem for democracies, writes Daniel Angus.

COVID, global warming, conspiracy theorists, financial collapses — and a sham social media ban. It’s no wonder young Australians are glum, writes Professor Axel Bruns.

The modern fact-checking movement launched 25 years ago but is now in retreat — just as it’s needed more than ever. Ned Watt and Michelle Riedlinger report.

Networks of sham “news” pages on social media are being used to spread vast amounts of pro-Pauline Hanson and pro-One Nation propaganda — as Hanson bans actual media.

Karl Stefanovic’s exit from Nine is nothing to do with “free speech”. It's about laundering journalism’s hard-earned credibility, say experts.