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James Elton
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ABC reporter in the top end, where the tropics meet the desert 🐊🐊
May 2, 2018 • 9 tweets • 5 min read
Extraordinary #fakenews moment in #auspol. Let me explain. (thread)

1. Liberal senator @senatorlucy posts on Facebook claiming there are '10,000' scholarships available for African students coming up next year, funded by Australia.

sbs.com.au/news/fake-post…
@SBSNews #auspol 2. One Nation's @PaulineHansonOz slams a "disgraceful waste of taxpayer money”. Outrage ensues.

3. The Australian runs the story, claiming there are 10,000 places: theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/ha…

@mpsmithnews repeats the error: michaelsmithnews.com/2018/05/10000-…
Jan 22, 2018 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
EXCLUSIVE: Damning audit reveals AEC's massive mishandling of the 2016 election: (thread)

1. AEC failed to meet gov cyber standards, creating 'significant risk'

2. Electronic vote count had to be 100% hand-checked, costing $6m+

sbs.com.au/news/damning-r…

@SBSNews #auspol 3. AEC was 'not transparent' with public about risks to integrity of electronic count

4. AEC was warned by Australia’s cyber spy agency, the Australian Signals Directorate, that “some ... security concerns could not be solved ... in time for the federal election”