Disinformation is a growing plague on our political house.

The deliberate propagation of false information, with the intent to deceive and influence political processes, saw its debut in the modern era in the 2016 US Presidential election.

An outfit known as the Internet Research Agency, based out of St Petersburg, spearheaded this effort.

But the practice is not restricted to hostile foreign states. 

Domestic actors are starting to copy the tactics pioneered by Russia, weaponising falsehoods and distorting truth in order to undermine political opponents.

We have encountered one such vehicle recently, a website operated by the Open Australia Foundation titled “They Vote for You”.

The...