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ITEM: The source ……… LINKED
ITEM: The outcome ……. TRACKED
ITEM: The spin …………. VOID
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Politics has a long memory. So should we.
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The Claim
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The Source
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What Happened
The outcome, tracked over time — did the promise hold, change, or quietly disappear?
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One Kiwi. Plenty of opinions. All the source links.
I’m Mark, the person behind It’s Me Mark NZ. I make videos about politics, society, misinformation and the issues people are already arguing about online. I have opinions and I do not pretend otherwise. My goal is to explain what happened, show where the information came from and start a proper conversation about it.
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