New research shows a dozen 'super spreaders' of disinformation were behind most of the growth of online activity during the Parliament protest.
The Disinformation project - part of Te Punaha Matatini - studied data from tens of millions of online posts, tweets and comments, alongside hundreds of hours of live-streamed footage from the protest.
Director of the project, Kate Hannah told First Up these key personalities essentially became broadcasters, getting different people onboard with their ideas.
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Study co-author Sanjana Hattotuwa spoke to Susie Ferguson.
