The rise of scaremongering and online misinformation during Australian elections

The Australian Electoral Commission has voiced alarm at scaremongering about potential election fraud spreading via social media. While it hasn’t specified which posts triggered these concerns, Guardian Australia has reported that candidates from minor parties, such as One Nation and the United Australia party, have posted material sowing seeds about ballots potentially being erased, amended or hidden during the election.With some candidates saying they’re simply giving voice to voters’ concerns, political reporter Josh Butler examines what’s behind these posts and what the AEC can do in response