AAP FactCheck Articles

Voice naysayers race to rewrite 1967 referendum's history

Critics of the voice to parliament are claiming the 1967 referendum removed race from the constitution.

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PM's claim about Higgins' report misleads

Anthony Albanese says the coalition failed to release a report related to the alleged rape of a Canberra staffer.

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Pandemic treaty won't give UN health agency global control

A post being shared on social media claims a global agreement will allow the World Health Organization to control governments during a crisis.

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Oops!...Voice link to Britney Spears is Toxic

A bizarre claim has sought to compare the proposed voice to parliament with pop star Britney Spears' court-ordered conservatorship.

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Triple-whammy of falsehoods in vaccine 'cover-up' post

A video has been shared claiming to show a scandalous secret meeting in which a government health boss supposedly ordered politicians to keep a vaccine 'cover-up' hush-hush.

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Budget papers burst voice funding claim

It's being claimed Anthony Albanese is using hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to fund the 'yes' vote for the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum.

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Scammers take Aussies for fools with manipulated clip

A mining magnate and an Australian entrepreneur have been used by scammers in a bid to persuade Facebook users to click on a suspicious link.

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Thorpe's amendment dressed up as voice bill

An amendment set to be put forward by independent senator Lidia Thorpe is being used to misrepresent what voters will be asked in the referendum.

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Claim 20,000 NZ nurses walked over mandates is fanciful

It's claimed New Zealand hospitals are struggling to cope because thousands of nurses resigned rather than getting vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Senator's garlic cure claim smells a little strange

A study is being misrepresented to suggest the humble garlic bulb could have put an end to the COVID pandemic.

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Garlic COVID cure claim crushed by experts

Recent research findings have been misinterpreted by social media users, who claim it proves garlic can cure COVID-19.

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Video stresses wrong reason for COVID court case failure

A social media post claims a Victorian judge rejected legal action relating to Daniel Andrews due to the stress it might cause the premier.

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Global temperature data leaves climate sceptic out in the cold

A climate change sceptic cherry-picks multiple dates in history to downplay global warming, but widely available data proves him wrong.

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Years of vaccine research data ignored in coronavirus rant

A speaker at a conference dominated by anti-vaxxers claims scientific research shows vaccines don't work against coronaviruses.

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Secret documents claim misleads on the voice

A claim Australians will be forced to pay various taxes and levies to the Indigenous voice to parliament misrepresents consultation documents.

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Abbott deducts context on 'no' vote's tax status

Former Liberal PM Tony Abbott was technically right to say the Labor government hadn't granted a special tax status to the 'no' campaign, but only because it hadn't applied.

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Cardiologists give cayenne pepper heart cure a chilli reception

Facebook posts claim ingesting cayenne pepper can stop a heart attack, but their sources have little credibility.

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Digital land titles claim is certified nonsense

A perplexing claim has been made about digital land titles, the constitution and the proposed Indigenous voice to parliament.

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Crudely created claims sickly twist sex education for children

Global conspiracy theorists are bizarrely claiming child sex education guides are encouraging toddlers to have sexual partners.

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Fifty per cent tax claim is 100 per cent rubbish

It's being claimed that documents released under Freedom of Information laws reveal several major proposals to be made by the voice to parliament.

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