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Duncan Murray

Commissioner throws cold water on disinformation fears

Voters need to be able to recognise truth and lies, the Victorian electoral commissioner says. (Ian Currie/AAP PHOTOS)

Young people will make up about 10 per cent of the vote in Victoria's upcoming state election, raising questions about the impact of disinformation online where the majority get their news.

Most voters between the ages of 18 and 24 get their news from social media and about half say it comes from TikTok, Victoria's Electoral Commissioner Sven Bluemmel told a Monash University forum.

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