WHAT WAS CLAIMED
Peter Dutton is suing Anthony Albanese in an international court over alleged vote buying.
OUR VERDICT
False. There is no such legal action.
AAP FACTCHECK - Peter Dutton has not taken Anthony Albanese to an international court over claims he bought votes, despite posts spreading widely on social media.
The disinformation has been posted by Facebook engagement bait pages and subsequently reshared by users who appear to believe the claims.
The posts have come from the Swim Aquatics and Super Swimming Facebook pages.
"Peter Dutton ACCUSES Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia (Labor Party) in an INTERNATIONAL COURT, claiming that Albanese paid for VOTES from other parliamentarians and made promises that Albanese COULD NOT FULFILL in order to secure a LANDSLIDE victory," the posts read.
"Less than 5 minutes later, the Prime Minister responded with a short tweet, escalating the controversy to unprecedented levels!"
The posts direct users to an external web page via the comments section. This page features a supposed news story which expands on the post.
It claims Mr Dutton has issued a statement, reading: "Albanese has completely disregarded the principles of fair governance.
"He has engaged in what can only be described as vote-buying, using taxpayers' money and political promises to manipulate the parliamentary process.
"This is not just unethical; it's illegal, and it undermines the very fabric of our democracy."
The story also details the prime minister's supposed response on X: "The claims made by Mr. Dutton are baseless and politically motivated.
"I will not be distracted by such cheap attacks."
There's no evidence that the former opposition leader has filed a court case against the prime minister.
There is also no record of the supposed public statement released by Mr Dutton or Mr Albanese's response on X.
Swim Aquatics and Super Swimming frequently post disinformation about notable Australians in an apparent attempt to drive users to external websites.
Experts have previously told AAP FactCheck that engagement bait pages use false claims to push unwitting users towards external websites. These websites can be laden with adverts and even scams.
AAP FactCheck has previously debunked false claims from the same accounts about Australian elite swimmers, including Mollie O'Callaghan and Kyle Chalmers.
The latest posts have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in recent days and have been reshared widely on Facebook groups that are critical of the Albanese government.
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