Disinformation is festering during the Covid pandemic - because we aren't breaking our ideological bubbles.

New Auckland University analysis of tens of millions of social media posts and videos,  has found February's protest at Parliament sparked a "tectonic shift" in the spread of disinformation.

It included racist and violent disinformation, and Russian-linked propaganda about Ukraine.

Researcher Kate Hannah told Mike Hosking more people are going down rabbit holes, because we aren't spending as much time exposed to contrary opinions.

She says that includes workplaces, school, churches, sports clubs and festivals, that people haven't been able to go to as much during the pandemic.

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