AAP FactCheck Articles

Scammers tug heartstrings to loosen purse strings

Lowlifes are targeting Facebook community groups with emotional posts about people looking for lost loved ones.

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Video exposes lunacy of NASA fakery claim

A video posted on Facebook reckons the colour levels on a photo proves the recent unmanned Artemis moon mission was faked.

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Are there really jail cells under Parliament House?

A senator has issued a stark warning to his colleagues with a reference to the basement of Parliament House in Canberra.

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Election fraud claim casual with the truth on informal voting

High rates of informal voting at some NSW polling places are being used as evidence the state election was rigged in favour of the major parties.

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Constitution race claim is incontestably wrong

Facebook posts are spreading misinformation about the Australian Constitution to bolster support for a 'no' vote at the voice referendum.

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Scammers use Rinehart interviews to mine for cash

Manipulated videos of Australia's richest person are being used to try and con Facebook users out of money.

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Ivermectin's race is run as studies all point to the same conclusion

It has been spruiked as a miracle COVID drug for more than two years. But experts say the evidence is now very clear.

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Truth evicted with voice to parliament rent claim

There are claims the voice to parliament includes a law requiring everyone who owns land in Australia to pay rent to Indigenous groups.

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No, ivermectin has not been ruled safe and effective against COVID

Changes to how health professionals can prescribe an antiparasitic drug are being used to spread misinformation about its effectiveness against COVID-19.

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Vaccine link to infertility barren of any evidence

Vaccine sceptics are still claiming COVID jabs can lead to both men and women being unable to reproduce.

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Labor MP mistaken on homelessness figures

A federal politician has claimed older women now make up the largest group of homeless people in Australia.

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Palmer simply wrong on Indigenous rights claim

Clive Palmer has claimed Indigenous Australians will lose several fundamental rights if the 'yes' vote succeeds in the voice to parliament referendum.

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Dutton muddles comparison with SA voice

The federal Liberal leader claims South Australia's Labor government didn't include the First Nations voice to parliament in its constitution.

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Voice approval claim is absurd gibberish

It's being claimed the voice to parliament would have to approve every piece of legislation going through the federal parliament.

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Fatally flawed research underpins senator's vaccine tweet

A senator is using flawed research from US vaccine sceptics to claim COVID jabs are more deadly than the virus itself.

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Free grocery giveaways only deliver fresh phish

Offers of free fruit and veggies, bread and nappies on Facebook community pages only result in scammers collecting users' personal details.

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Fake Facebook crochet posts a devious stitch-up

Crafty crochet creations featuring blankets, birds and even baby elephants are fooling social media users.

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No truth to cooked up human placenta claim

Rather than providing health benefits, eating human placenta after birth instead poses a risk, experts have said.

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Carbon emissions claim is barking up the wrong tree

Trees are absorbing billions of tonnes of carbon, but that's well short of the amount humans emit each year.

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No, five-year-olds are not made to question their gender

A viral post claiming to feature guidelines relating to sex education in NZ schools is spreading across social media.

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