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And some traditional media outlets in Australia have also engaged in a persistent campaign of misinformation concerning COVID-19 
https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1285941555149320194
https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1285941555149320194
Importing the US culture wars on masks: https://twitter.com/Monocotyledon/status/1285000169168093184?s=19
Continuing to blame Victorian outbreaks on the #BlackLivesMatter 
protests: https://twitter.com/qianjinghua/status/1283221870330777600?s=19
protests: https://twitter.com/qianjinghua/status/1283221870330777600?s=19
As @zeynep points out so many photos of people at the beach or a park, despite the risk being far lower outdoors: https://twitter.com/stilgherrian/status/1254291649796009984?s=19
We also had traditional media cheerleading the Government on in exhorting people to fulfil their moral duty and download the COVIDSafe app: https://twitter.com/MsLods/status/1254955046573244416?s=19
We can't forget the role of commercial breakfast shows giving a platform to Pauline Hanson: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/pauline-hanson-booted-from-today-show-after-backlash-on-melbourne-public-housing-comments
60 Minutes gave Pete Evans a platform after he'd left some reality tv show: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/cameronwilson/pete-evans-qanon-conspiracy-instagram
The former Fairfax pages have subjected us to Amanda Vanstone asking have we lost confidence in Daniel Andrews?
This bullshit needs to be called out. It is dangerous. The faux outrage about masks or the endless speculation about 'stage 4' restrictions are not in the public interest.
Critical public health messages are being lost among the culture wars, the search for clicks and relevance.
Thank you to the work of journalists such as @joshgnosis @arielbogle @cameronwilson who have consistently and thoughtfully reported on the dangers of misinformation https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/12246898
