AAP FactCheck Articles

Experts in one voice over first Australians claim

Social media posts have argued that there is no need for a referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament as Aboriginal people were not the first to settle in Australia.

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Albanese pension calculations not so easy-peasy

Social media users are amplifying false claims the prime minister is entitled to a $400,000 annual pension.

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US train disaster fires up toxic land-grab claims

Social media posts are spreading misinformation about the UN's sustainable development goals leading to government's seizing polluted land.

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Smart city ideas generate dumb dystopian fears

A Facebook post attempts to paint plans to improve urban planning in Victoria as a sinister way to control people's lives.

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WEF egg ban claim is simply crackers

A 'news' report has scrambled a study's findings while falsely frying the World Economic Forum.

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No evidence to support transgender claim

A Facebook video claims seven per cent of people across the world identify as a gender different to the one assigned to them at birth.

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5G microwave claim is well and truly cooked

It's been claimed that research has found people encounter more radiation next to a 5G tower than inside a microwave.

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Maple leaf flag ban in Canadian capital is make-believe

A social media video falsely claims it has become "illegal" to fly the famous maple leaf flag in Ottawa.

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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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