CrossCheck Australia Archives

Ratcheting up a red line: How China is being used in the Australian election campaign

As Australians prepare to head to the polls, political parties and politicians of all stripes have stoked fear-fuelled narratives about China in a bid to secure votes.

Tracking anti-Muslim tactics online in Australia’s election

Australians saw a drip-feed of divisive online information driven by social media during the recent election. Among the most ugly: misleading content about Muslims.

First Draft takes on disputed information in the Asia-Pacific

Beginning with the Australian federal election, our Sydney bureau is working with newsrooms and academic institutions to collaboratively investigate information disorder on the new Crosscheck platform