DISINFORMATION, MISINFORMATION AND DEMOCRACY. SANJANA HATTOTUWA, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Aug 7, 2022

Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa has watched “splintered realities” emerge in New Zealand, as divisive and destructive disinformation and misinformation spread through social, media and political landscapes with the pandemic.  His fears for democracy in his adopted country are based on having seen and studied this, in his homeland Sri Lanka, since 2010. For six months prior to the start of the occupation of Parliament grounds, he analysed often poisonous, conspiracy-propagating threads and live streams as part of The Disinformation Project. The exchanges he has seen are “so horrific that I don’t think most Kiwis would recognise their country”. If nothing is done to rein this in, he says, the trajectory is chilling for its impacts on next year’s general election and the very foundations of New Zealand's democracy.

Thursday, September 1, 6 – 7.30pm in The Rees Hotel Queenstown’s conference room. Registration required here as seats are limited. Please bring cash for your koha. This will be given to The Manaaki Collective. Masks must be worn.

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