The spread of false or misleading information online, the proliferation of conspiracy theories in digital spaces, and the culture of harassment and hostile discourse directed at individuals and institutions through social media and online forums in New Zealand.
How the framings classify across 6 articles. Each framing is labelled by a small AI stance classifier; see the methodology page for details.
Up to 12 framings across outlets and orientations — each a short phrase the extractor generated to characterise the piece's editorial angle (not a quote). Filter by lean to see how each bloc is spinning the story; click through to read the original.
misinformation fueling hostility and fear
\\ \\ 6 September 2026\\ \\ Opinion\\ \\ **Incivility is hurting local government democracy** \\ \\ Incivility, abuse, and outright hostility directed at local government undermines democratic rights\\ \\ P\\ \\ Paula Southgateanonymous spaces amplify unverified claims without accountability
The conspiracy theorists who feel vindicated by the Epstein filesLobby groups, unions, think tanks and industry bodies whose own releases or whose people’s media appearances touched this topic over the last 12 months. Owned = their own press releases; earned = their people quoted across radio, press & commentary. A card carried in both — with the release coming first — is the agenda-setting signal. Co-occurrence isn’t proof a group drove the coverage.
misinformation fueling hostility and fear
Stacked weekly counts; colour by lean. “n/a” covers government and iwi-Māori sources where lean isn't applicable.
How this topic has been named, week by week. A new alias winning out is usually a framing shift.
Social-media signal on the same topic, drawn from the social lens. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies, the same weighting used across the digest cards. View on /social →
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