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Flat White

Albanese’s fact-checkers and truth police

28 August 2023

5:00 AM

28 August 2023

5:00 AM

The federal government’s proposed Misinformation and Disinformation Bill poses a serious threat to freedom of speech and expression in Australia. I’ve experienced first-hand what this law could do to ordinary people.

You see, I’ve been Facebook ‘fact checked’ and ‘cancelled’ – via someone else’s Facebook page!

This type of censorship is what will soon be required by law.

I suppose I should be flattered.

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