A parody social media account claims Vladimir Putin warns World War III will begin if the US attacks Iran, but the Russian president has actually called for restraint.

A federal politician says coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef is part of a natural cycle, but environmental scientists have sunk his views.

Social media users claim an alternative meat company is using animal stem cells to 3D print 'steaks', but the posters need to beef up their facts.

Voters in the Solomon Islands are being incorrectly told their ballots will be invalid unless they are marked with a certain coloured pen.

A new Canadian bill targeted at online harm and hate speech has sparked false claims that people who offend certain groups will be jailed for life.

An almost five-year-old video is being used to spread falsehoods about the Sydney church attack.

Fabricated screenshots are being used as evidence that a major media organisation initially reported the Bondi attacker was a radical Muslim.

Social media users are falsely calling the stabbing massacre at Bondi Junction "a false flag operation", claiming it was staged to push new laws.

Within hours of a deadly attack in a popular eastern Sydney shopping centre, misinformation began spreading across social media platforms.

Some social media users are praising a former Australian prime minister for a speech she never actually made.

A website known for spreading disinformation has misrepresented a German government document release to draw false conclusions about the pandemic.

Social media posts claim YouTube has declared the election for Biden and says it has a responsibility to make it happen.

A disinformation website has published another baseless conspiracy theory about the World Economic Forum, this time related to Australian bank closures.

An Australian TikTok user claims to have discovered a secret underground network hidden beneath shopping centres and landmarks in NSW.

The removal of collectable biscuit tins has triggered half-baked claims Woolworths has stopped supporting Anzac Day and veterans' charities.

A self-described financial trader is asking New Zealanders to trust in her to invest their money.

Bank notifications are being faked in an attempt to lure Australians and New Zealanders into handing over their money online.

A claimed US crypto trader is using fake testimonies with pretend profits to attract new clients.

Fake bank alerts are being used to promote a supposed gun financial trader to Australian and New Zealand social media users.

A video supposedly showing US and German troops massing near Ukraine doesn't stand up to scrutiny.