How an ‘outlandish’ conspiracy about the UN became a call-to-arms for anti-Voice campaigners | 7.30

Conspiracy theories and misinformation have travelled from the fringe to the fore in the final weeks of campaigning for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum.

The Prime Minister's even been forced to publicly call out lies circulating online, including that the new body could use the United Nations to force Australians out of their own homes.

Pat McGrath and Michael Workman from ABC Investigations have traced how this conspiracy gained traction with hundreds of thousands of potential voters through social media.

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