AAP FactCheck Articles

Indigenous citizenship myth shrouds 1967 referendum

A myth dating from 1967 continues to spread online ahead of this year's Indigenous voice referendum.

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Fantasy to claim Australia is a corporation

There are claims the Australian government has no right to negotiate an Indigenous treaty because the country is a corporation.

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Referendum rules on ticks and crosses are nothing new

Social media posts claim the rules of the upcoming voice referendum governing valid and informal votes have been changed to favour the 'yes' campaign.

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Mundine misquoted in attempt to question his voice stance

Social media posts are quoting prominent anti-voice campaigner Nyunggai Warren Mundine as saying a 'no' vote will be to our eternal shame.

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Voice failure at 1999 referendum is historical fiction

Misinformation is being spread online that the proposed Indigenous voice to parliament failed to succeed at a referendum 24 years ago.

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Holes in claim Swiss study links jabs to heart disease

The findings of a recent study are being exaggerated to claim it shows COVID-19 vaccines cause myocarditis at a high rate.

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Audio sets record straight on voice meeting stoush

A 'yes' vote campaigner has found himself the subject of misinformation following a heated public meeting in Bundaberg.

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Studies blunt repeated shots at blaming vaccines for autism

Claims continue to spread online that vaccines cause autism, but there are multiple scientific studies thoroughly debunking the belief.

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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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