Kate Hannah

As unrest in the Middle-East intensifies, experts are battling a war of another kind - social media is full of misleading information. There are false videos, photographs and even tampered official… Audio

Candidates from the National and Labour parties are disavowing comments made in the past on fluoride and vaccines.

National's Hamilton East candidate Ryan Hamilton says he no longer opposes the… Audio

Disinformation experts are warning of increased levels of disruption across the campaign trail which will put people off engaging in politics.

At more than three occasions in the past week… Audio

The St John's Rotary club has apologised for a photo it posted online of members with a toilet seat, used as a trophy and emblazoned with a mask of the former Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern.

Rotary… Audio

Splintered realities are colliding outside Starship Hospital today as protesters are railing against a baby getting an urgent, life-saving heart operation.

The High Court last night extended Doctors'… Audio

A so called anti-government protest has reached parliament in a scene reminiscent of the occupation earlier this year.

However, today there's also an anti-fascist protest nearby.

The lead for the… Audio

New research into the protests at parliament earlier in the year has explored how social media inflamed tensions and finds a dozen local accounts spreading disinformation were at the heart of it. The… Audio

A study released this morning has found that just a dozen Facebook accounts were behind nearly two thirds of the mis and dis-information circulated during the Parliament protest. Kate Hannah is Te… Audio

Hundreds of pregnant people in Te Tai Tokerau are unvaccinated as the number of Covid-19 cases climbs.

The Pfizer vaccine helps to protect both the parent and baby in the womb but midwives say… Audio

A researcher has found bad actors including racist and far right groups are behind some of the misinformation directed at Māori communities.

Kate Hannah is a research fellow at Te Punaha Matatini… Audio

A team of academics have been studying the spread of Covid-19 untruths since February last year, to help improve science communication.

University of Auckland research fellow Kate Hannah is leading… Audio

Extremism research fellow at Auckland University Kate Hannah talks to Lisa Owen about the New Lynn terror attack. Video, Audio

A survey carried out by the New Zealand Classification Office has found that half of New Zealanders have at least one belief based on misinformation. How does the web of misinformation and… Audio

Misinformation around Covid-19 and especially vaccines is escalating in New Zealand.

As New Zealand rolls out its vaccines - leaflets are appearing in letterboxes promoting vaccine hesitancy, there's… Audio

There are some familiar names as well as some new faces among the winners of the 2020 Prime Minister's Science Prizes. Audio

Churches with links to the US are being blamed for spreading lies about Covid-19, with Auckland community leaders saying they're struggling to stem this flow of misinformation.

A sociologist also… Audio

Health experts are seeing more COVID misinformation doing the rounds as the latest developments in New Zealand coincide with the lead up to a general election. Researcher Kate Hannah talks about… Audio