Misinformation leads to dire consequences in Papua New Guinea by UNIC Canberra published on 2023-05-31T08:34:23Z Torture, conflict and low vaccination rates have all been the results of dis and misinformation according to United Nations Papua New Guinea Resident Coordinator Richard Howard. Speaking to UNIC Canberra from Papua New Guinea Mr Howard stressed that these consequences were very worrying and in some cases 'horrifically wrong' and called for strong, quick, anticipated measures to counter misinformation including its methods of transmission. But first to set the overall context we asked him to describe the prevalence and intensity of mis and disinformation throughout Papua New Guinea. Genre News & Politics