During the referendum campaign, Tagalaka and Gumatj man Conor Bowden began posting educational videos about the Voice to Parliament to his social media.
He found himself fighting a stream of misinformation.
"Instead of me just being able to teach and pass knowledge on, it was thwarted with me having to undo all these lies that people had been told," he said.
Racism against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people increased during the referendum and has left some unsure of their place in the nation.
"I do believe that the referendum result has given certain cohorts within the community a sense of freedom to perpetuate racism, racial hatred and racial vilification," said Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss.
This episode of SBS Examines reflects, a year on, on the Voice to Parliament referendum and the role of misinformation in its defeat.
