AAP FactCheck Articles

Business leader deep fakes aim to scam Facebook users

Well-known Australians are purportedly promoting a new investment opportunity in scam videos shared on social media.

Read more

Lost luggage bargain is a flight of fancy

Facebook posts appear to show the airport in New Zealand's capital is selling lost luggage at a bargain price.

Read more

Online digging unearths tunnels in southern England, not Gaza

A social media video purporting to show a Hamas tunnel system in Gaza actually reveals underground passages from another war in a different nation.

Read more

Posts hit wrong note with Anzac Day cancellation claim

A new law has prompted claims on social media that the Anzac Day public holiday is being cancelled in one Australian state.

Read more

Images show Gazan baby, not a doll

A video of a mother mourning her dead baby in Gaza is being used to further claims that Palestinians are faking war casualties for the cameras.

Read more

Climate list claim melts away under closer inspection

Claims more than 1600 scientists have signed an online declaration that there is no climate emergency is simply not true.

Read more

Antarctic travel ban claim falls flat on closer inspection

A video falsely claims the United Nations has banned civilians from entering Antarctica in order to hide a game-changing secret.

Read more

Vaccination key to Japan's low infant mortality

There are claims Japan's infant mortality rate had a massive fall following the cessation of all infant vaccinations in 1994.

Read more

Dinosaur hoax theory is a Jurassic lark

A meme shared on Facebook claims there is no proof dinosaurs once roamed the earth.

Read more

Russian missile launch recycled as Israel-Gaza footage

Footage from the Russian military demonstrating its missile systems is resurfacing as supposed footage from the Middle East.

Read more

Global health documents claim is nonsense

Social media users have claimed a global body will dictate which vaccinations are needed to travel internationally.

Read more

Indian bombing turned into Israel-Hamas propaganda

A fatal bombing of a Jehovah's Witnesses meeting in India has nothing to do with the Israel-Hamas war, despite claims spreading among Australia's Indian community.

Read more

Pro-Palestine censorship claim falsely targets state government

A viral video claims the NSW state government is censoring freedom of speech by banning a common slogan used at pro-Palestine rallies.

Read more

Social media debanking claim has no currency

It's claimed a new NAB policy enables the organisation to shut down users' accounts if their social media content differs from the mainstream narrative.

Read more

NZ health logo used to spread fake government policies

A digitally altered announcement from Health New Zealand claims to reveal several new policies.

Read more

No, EU hasn't declared COVID vaccines were illegally approved

It's being claimed the European Union has sensationally declared COVID vaccines were approved illegally. It couldn't be further from the truth...

Read more

No, Palestinian hospital patient doesn't admit he's acting

A video of a man speaking to his mother in hospital is being used to push false claims that Palestinians are faking injuries during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

Read more

Council's Christmas lights 'ban' is a ho, ho, hoax

A decade-old claim about racially-charged Christmas decoration restrictions is recirculating on social media.

Read more

Viral post seeks to change festival massacre narrative

Social media footage is being used to claim Hamas militants did not target festival-goers during its attacks on Israel on October 7.

Read more

Treasurer Chalmers video used by AI scammers on social media

Social media users trying to scam Australians are continuing to use artificial intelligence mockups of prominent figures to confuse and deceive.

Read more