National's candidate for Hamilton East - and the frontrunner to win the electorate - has been a staunch opponent to fluoridation of water, vaccine mandates and supported groups that spread misinformation.
Ryan Hamilton claimed Covid deaths had been inflated and once claimed poverty is not a reason to fluoridate water because most of the poor drank Raro.
Susie Ferguson and Anusha Bradley have been working on this investigation, as part of the bonus episode of RNZ's Undercurrent documentary series on disinformation.
Anusha Bradley lays out the reporting.
Anusha Bradley spoke with Undercurrent creator Susie Ferguson.
