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Research by the internet watchdog, Netsafe suggests almost one third of New Zealanders have shared fake news stories or inaccurate information with others. (Video first published August 2020)
OPINION: When Michael Gove stated that the world had had enough of experts, many non-experts agreed. The statement was designed to appeal to the bulk of the British population and hit its mark.
But dig a bit deeper, and the comment by the then UK Justice Secretary was actually about economists. His context was the forecast of doom and gloom for the British people post-Brexit made by organisations with acronyms (incomprehensible to the ordinary person) making statements about what would or wouldn’t happen in the future with varying degrees of success and no accountability.