Final day of #HotelQuarantine Inquiry hearings. Where we're at: Media/Libs say rejection of ADF running hotels caused outbreak, but couldn't prove the offer was made -patient zero likely hotel staff anyway. Andrews takes the stand today. #HappyFriday everyone! #DanWonMurdochsDone
Virtually everything dominating the news was inaccurate and often simply made up. People switched off, leading to media screaming louder with even more absurd claims, resulting in Victorians tuning out altogether. The daily pressers helped reveal the absurdity of the media.
We also saw polls being hijacked with bots and bots driving negative sentiment on social media. All polls (both major and online) showed strong support for Andrews and were either dismissed or ignored by the media. Victorians were accused of suffering Stockholm Syndrome.
The Liberal Party was potentially linked to the bot activity, but no major news outlets were interested in the story.
So when we say #DanWonMurdochsDone we really mean Victorians and our democracy won. Murdoch's News Corp chased away its audience, and there's a good likelihood we'll become Australia's first Murdoch-free zone; we won't listen anymore. Congratulations Victoria. #HappyFriday
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