A prolific spreader of misinformation has distorted a recent World Bank report, leading some to mistakenly believe the institution has mandated an end to farming.

Posts online declare the Australian government will outlaw online misogynistic speech. But this misinterprets reforms on doxxing, deepfake porn and privacy abuse.

Some social media users have seized on a rare cloud formation over Sydney, Australia, falsely claiming it's evidence of a bizarre conspiracy theory.

A series of Facebook posts are spreading bogus claims that dousing your skin in hydrogen peroxide, drinking alkaline water and taking vitamin B17 can cure cancer.

A shooting lobby group is claiming a proposed Queensland law aimed at criminal content would catch all social media users in the crossfire, but experts say that's incorrect.

The latest alleged photos of a Tasmanian tiger were created by someone who clearly hadn't spent enough time looking at photos of real ones, experts say.

A Facebook "history site" is claiming AI-generated photos are genuine, including a picture of what is supposedly Henry Ford in his first car.

Social media posts have stirred fears that a bank's phasing out of cash and cheques means customers are being forced to accept a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

Facebook users are being targeted by scammers pretending to give away free high-end electronics belonging to recently deceased children.

A faked social media meme features a doctored image of a protest by Israel's UN ambassador Gilad Erdan.

Mark Butler claims bulk billing was in "free fall" when Labor came into government, but the data tells a different story.

A senator has gone on the attack with a defence spending comparison claim. But experts say there's far more to it.

False claims are spreading that an Australian Senate hearing was told Pfizer staff received a "special batch" of vaccines during the pandemic.

Social media users are up in arms over allegations of supposed new language rules in Scotland – but the claim is the mother of all inventions.

A 2012 journal article is at the centre of a viral social media claim about Jewish ancestry in the Middle East.

The Pacific archipelago is under a state of emergency following protests over voting reforms, but claims of martial law are unfounded.

Irate social media users have been caught out once again by a parody X account.

Misinformation about Australia's response to the ongoing unrest in the Pacific island territory is spreading online.

Footage of people with bloody make-up is not crisis actors preparing in Rafah, despite claims circulating online.

A video claiming to show a missile hitting the USS Mason actually depicts a 2013 Norwegian naval training exercise.