[Link] Russian talkshows dismiss ‘fake’ reports of military losses

Read: 1/3/2022 www.theguardian.com

Russian state television talkshows are describing videos of missiles striking Ukrainian cities and reports of Russian soldiers killed in action as “fakes”, as the country’s media try to account for photos and video emerging from Ukraine that contradict official reports of the invasion.

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[Link] AEC preparing to combat Trump-style misinformation in 2022 election

Read: 27/1/2022 www.theguardian.com

Social media companies should commit to taking down unauthorised political material in agreed timeframes to combat misinformation in elections, according to the Australian electoral commissioner, Tom Rogers.

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[Link] Police officer who reported off-duty colleague for taking a gun to a school guilty of public mischief

Read: 28/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

A Sydney highway patrol officer has been found guilty of public mischief after anonymously reporting an off-duty colleague was at a primary school with a gun.

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