AAP FactCheck Articles

Mish-mash of misinformation gives climate change a bad name

A social media post claims the term climate change replaced global warming because the theory of planetary heating failed.

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Murky anti-voice letter falsely linked to 'no' campaign senator

A letter claiming the voice will lead to the end of private home ownership is being falsely attributed to Country Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price.

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No, Indigenous people were never classified as fauna

An urban myth about the legal classification of Indigenous people prior to the 1967 referendum has continued to spread on social media.

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Labor's university figures don't check out

Federal Labor politicians have incorrectly stated that only 13 per cent of young people from regional areas have degrees.

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No, Mundine did not speak in full support of an enshrined voice

Indigenous voice to parliament supporters are pointing to a old video clip of Nyunggai Warren Mundine to suggest the leading 'no' campaigner has changed his tune on the idea.

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Post inflates Indigenous land ownership figure

A Facebook user has claimed that Indigenous people exercise "control" over almost half the land in Australia.

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Videos concoct PM's silence on key voice question

Edited videos of a TV interview with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese are being shared by opponents of the proposed Indigenous voice to parliament.

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Engineers deflate flat-earth funnyman's theory

A comedian claims the earth isn't a globe, and as evidence says civil engineers and aircraft pilots never factor in the planet's curvature.

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Native fauna trademark fight fails to land any intellectual blows

A video claims First Nations people have trademarked Australian plants and animals and governments are illegally using them as logos and symbols.

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Voice referendum pamphlet claim doesn't measure up to scrutiny

There are claims that arguments published in the official Indigenous voice to parliament referendum pamphlet are not the same length.

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Altered photo paints false picture of minister's voice stance

A photo on Facebook purports to show a leading Indigenous MP standing in front of a sign expressing strident opposition to the voice to parliament.

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'Open the oyster' claim confused on many levels

A Facebook post claims a 'yes' result at the referendum would allow the government to make any changes it wants to the constitution relating to the voice or Indigenous people.

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Voice referendum 'trick' question claim is complete nonsense

Viral social media posts claim the government is including two questions in the voice referendum in order to trick voters.

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No, ABC Media Watch did not expose COVID-19 crisis actors

Paul Barry appears to jump on the COVID-19 "crisis actors" bandwagon in an edited clip on ABC program Media Watch, but all is not as it seems.

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Experts kill off claim the Dutch forcibly euthanise kids

An Instagram post misrepresents Dutch voluntary dying laws, claiming the government is euthanising children with minor disabilities.

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Pizza receipt posts make a meal of voice facts

A dinner receipt in a popular Canadian tourist town is being used to push claims about "land rent" and the proposed voice to parliament in Australia.

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No, Aboriginal sovereignty is not written into the constitution

A Facebook post claims the sovereignty of Aboriginal people is written into the country's founding document.

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Explosive video gaslights electric vehicle drivers

A video posted on social media claims to show two EVs exploding following a collision, but the full clip reveals the blasts are from gas cylinders on the back of a truck.

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Hanson wrong to say MPs would have to consult the voice

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says individual MPs and senators would need to consult the voice about private members' bills they put forward.

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Voice pamphlet's convention claim misleads

The official pamphlet outlining the 'no' case for the upcoming referendum has claimed the voice proposal has not been subject to a constitutional convention.

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