AAP FactCheck Articles

Video of young home buyer is built on fake foundations

A video has been edited to show a 19-year-old being able to buy her own home with earnings from an "investment platform".

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Unvaccinated camps are a COVID conspiracy

A New Zealand group's Facebook post claims that camps were created to contain the unvaccinated population during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Scientific evidence shines light on skin cancer misinformation

A post from a "motivational health speaker" claims radiation from the sun doesn't cause skin cancer.

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Climate sceptic muddles his maths with emissions claim

A post relies on some questionable calculations to suggest humans are being unfairly blamed for the planet's rapid warming.

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Old footage resurfaced to spread Fijian election claim

Facebook users are claiming the country's attorney-general paid a secret visit to a ballot paper printing facility just weeks out from the election.

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Photo evidence claim tampers with the truth

A Facebook video takes a wrong turn in advising on a legal loophole for drivers.

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Seven News clip featuring gambling app millionaire is a fake

A video has been edited to show a Perth-based electrician winning $1 million through a gambling app.

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Claim UN framework was used to skip vaccine testing is pure fantasy

A post claims an agreement to prevent and reduce disaster risk allowed testing processes for COVID vaccines to be bypassed.

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Fiji vote counting claim fails to account for facts

A Facebook post claims the Pacific nation's most recent two general elections have used electronic vote counting machines.

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NSW premier hoists unproven crane claim

Dominic Perrottet's long-running global construction boast doesn't have conclusive data to support it.

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Former Queensland MP mixes up Chinese leaders in conspiracy video

A former MP has suggested there could be a link between a controversial incident at the CCCP's recent congress and the death of a former leader. But there's just one problem...

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$2 trillion climate fund claim a red hot lie

A Facebook user claims Australia has committed $2 trillion per year to an international climate fund - more than the country's annual GDP.

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NZ's first settler theory is 'absolutely wrong'

A Facebook user has sought to dig up an old theory that Maori were not the first people to settle in NZ.

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Lobby's law reform claim doesn't stand up to scrutiny

A post claims parents who urge caution to children who are questioning their gender or sexuality will be deemed to have broken the law under a proposal.

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Tree coverage claim leaves out the facts

A social media post conflates urban tree loss with how global temperatures are measured.

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Pakistani interference claim in Fiji election doesn't pass muster

With Fijians set to go to the polls, an article has emerged claiming an Islamabad-based company conducted the Pacific nation's previous election.

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NZ spy agency claim is 'gross misinformation'

A US-based social media channel has sought to warn its followers of a "really troubling" development in New Zealand.

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Water vapour global warming claim is all steam

A string of social media posts claim water vapour is responsible for rising global temperatures.

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Brazilian 'protest' video flagged as misinformation

A viral video claims to be of a huge protest held on November 15. But all is not as it seems...

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Dog slaughter claim is barking mad

A well-known spreader of misinformation has sent pet lovers into a frenzy by claiming a mass cull has been proposed.

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