Conspiracy theories that centre on fears about child abuse and removal are being shared in Australia, as part of a broader trend of misinformation related to children.
In addition to the gamut of #baking shots, pet pics and lockdown selfies, coronavirus has seen an upswing in the sharing of conspiracy theories on social media.
Recently many of these have focused on children, with the ABC‘s COVID-19 misinformation tracking project being sent screenshots of posts focused on the theme of children’s removal from their families.
They make a range of false claims including that children will be…
