AAP FactCheck Articles

Love hormone claim is simply bonkers

Oxytocin is known as the love hormone and a social media post falsely claims that women have a limited supply.

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Excess deaths claim undone by 'nonsensical' calculation

Social media posts are spreading misinformation alleging COVID-19 vaccines increased deaths in New Zealand at an exponential rate.

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D'oh! Simpsons' claim is a case of mistaken identity

It has been claimed that there was a depiction of weather manipulation in an episode of the animated sitcom.

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Experts skewer claim that our ancestors only ate meat

A medical doctor and proponent of the carnivore diet has claimed that our ancestors ate exclusively meat.

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Bell tolls for 'nonsense' coins of the realm claim

A post falsely claims that if a toll road operator hasn't provided facilities to collect cash then it's free.

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Wrong signals sent out linking radar to NZ cyclone

A Facebook video says a scientific facility supercharged the deadly storm which lashed New Zealand.

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Facts sink shaky views on earthquakes and Aussie subs

A Facebook video implies the US Navy is linked to recent earthquakes around the world.

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Norway, Denmark vaccine claim is just Scandi-lous

A Facebook post is spreading fake news about vaccination advice in Nordic nations.

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Japan's COVID vaccine deaths probe is pure fantasy

A Facebook post says Japan has launched a special probe into millions of fatalities following COVID-19 vaccinations.

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WTF! Street protests are not related to the WEF

A Facebook user has posted videos of mass protests and linked them to the World Economic Forum.

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Myocarditis study misrepresented to fuel vaccine claim

A Facebook post claims research has found COVID mRNA vaccines cause many more cases of myocarditis than the virus itself.

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Oslo sea level claim is in choppy waters

A YouTube video checking the "relentless sea level rise against actual data" omits key information on the Norwegian capital.

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Climate claim BOMs in attempt to rewrite temperature history

A Facebook user has claimed that temperatures in Australia have actually cooled over the last century.

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Church gender claim is far from the gospel truth

Social posts falsely claim the Church of England has announced a major reworking of scripture.

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Fake shooting licence a reminder of brutal colonial history

An image circulating on social media purports to show a government document which allows people to shoot Indigenous Australians.

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No, Canadian kids can't access same-day assisted dying services

A Facebook video says Canadian kids as young as 12 can get a medical practitioner to legally end their lives.

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Art imitates art in viral video of life-like sentient body parts

Facebook users have been left horrified by a video showing a scientist demonstrating lab-made body parts which can think and move.

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Reheated pie attack video takes misguided jab at Qantas boss

Footage of Alan Joyce copping a pie in the face is being presented as a protest against the airline CEO's support of vaccine mandates.

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US emissions claim pollutes the facts

A claim from Turning Point Australia's Climate and Energy Forum overlooks some inconvenient facts.

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Perrottet wrong on fastest-growing economy claim

Premier Dominic Perrottet's much used claim about the state's economy hasn't been true since 2015-16.

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