People actively spreading disinformation about the upcoming federal election are firmly in the sights of the electoral watchdog.
With as little as weeks until voters head to the ballot box, the Australian Electoral Commission has launched a disinformation register, helping to debunk multiple false claims made online.
Commissioner Tom Rogers said pointing out misleading and wrong claims about the voting process was crucial ahead of election day.
"We're not messing around," Mr Rogers said in a statement.
"The Australian vote belongs to all Australians, and there is freedom of political communication. However, if you spread incorrect information about the processes we run - deliberately or otherwise - we will correct you."
Some of the claims already debunked on the online register include falsehoods that the government could delay the election beyond 2022, unvaccinated Australians would not be able to vote, or voting machines used in the US would be included as part of the election.
Evan Ekin-Smyth from the electoral commission told AAP the register was necessary due to the uptick in online disinformation in recent years.
"The environment evolved again with the 2020 US election and all of the claims there, but we've also seen on a lot of online channels more questions about the electoral process and ill-informed commentary," he said.
"We want to make sure the information comes from the source."
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