AAP FactCheck Articles

Fake news report sparks Apple clown emoji claim

A fake CNBC news report has resulted in dozens of false claims being made about a popular emoji.

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Trump's debunked Dominion claim given another run

A former United Australia Party candidate has repeated false claims that Dominion voting machines were "hacked" and "changed" in the 2020 US presidential election.

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AI robot concert is half-baked hoax

A viral post has claimed that a striking-looking robot belted out classic rock hits to an adoring audience.

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Work history claim about UK Labour PM Keir Starmer is nonsense

A British-Australian activist says the new UK Prime Minister has never had a 'real job', only having worked in the unions and the Labour party.

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Major maths blunder behind missing children claim

A social media post stating that millions of Aussie children are being removed from their homes each year is the result of a significant mathematical error.

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Australian deaths data used to mislead about COVID-19 vaccines

Excess death figures raised in the Australian Senate have been used in a misleading claim about vaccinated people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

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No, Ardern did not post in advance about Christchurch massacre

It is being falsely claimed that a social media post from former NZ prime minister Jacinda Ardern is evidence she had prior knowledge of the Christchurch terror attack.

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Experts say 35m deaths from flawed extrapolation, not COVID-19 vaccines

Experts say "fundamentally flawed" attempts to extrapolate the findings of a Dutch study on pandemic deaths have resulted in "a series of bizarre disconnected claims" about COVID-19 vaccines.

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Jordan Peterson gets it wrong on China's social credit system

An interview clip featuring Jordan Peterson linking Chinese digital IDs with social credit systems and 15-minute cities is misleading many online.

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Trial of German Holocaust denier, 95, fuels conspiracy claims

The conspiracy theory questioning the evidence of the Jewish genocide in WWII has been circulating following court proceedings against Ursula Haverbeck.

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Dutton's claim about G20 nuclear energy use doesn't add up

Despite the federal opposition leader's claims, Australia is not the sole outlier among the world's 20 largest economies when it comes to using nuclear energy.

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WHO countries won't 'arrest citizens' opposing bird flu vaccines

An unfounded article headline has sparked false claims on social media that opponents of bird flu vaccines will be detained.

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Claim '100% Aussie milk removed' from Coles is misleading

A Facebook post about a stoush between a supermarket giant and an Australian milk producer is misleading social media users.

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Fake photos of Robert Irwin's 'arrest' appear in Facebook scam

It's a croc that Robert Irwin was arrested following statements about Australian finance in a television interview.

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Bonkers bird flu election claim is fabricated nonsense

Social media users are falling fowl of a bogus claim that the World Health Organization is ordering elections to be cancelled because of bird flu.

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No, you don't need a 'digital ID' to work or rent in the UK

Claims have misconstrued a government web page which explains how employers and landlords can use companies to check a person's citizenship or immigration documents.

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Bird flu outbreak sparks baseless food rations claim

Chicken and eggs are still on the table as fear-mongering about government food rations falls short on facts.

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No, you won't need a digital ID to access social media from July 1

The digital ID bill recently passed by the federal parliament will not affect social media users logging into their accounts, despite online outrage.

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China-based network pushed for Aust Sikh protests: Meta

Dozens of Facebook and Instagram accounts linked to China that encouraged Sikh protests in Australia have been deleted by social media giant Meta.

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Bird flu misinformation spreading faster than virus

Experts have hosed down fears about bird flu outbreaks in Australia and overseas being stoked on social media.

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