Georgie Purcell facing antisemitic and misogynistic abuse due to having Jewish partner, commission hears

The royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion is hearing evidence about hateful speech in the online environment

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Vile, threatening abuse is being levelled at witnesses to the antisemitism royal commission, the inquiry has heard, while a Labor MP has said attacks on his partner were heightened because they were stacked with misogyny.

Meanwhile, data analysis has shown how quickly factual reports are transformed into conspiracy theories online, and that while there was a spike in antisemitism after the Bondi terror attack, there was a huge spike" in anti-Muslim hate.