AAP FactCheck Articles

Geologist misleads with climate change 'proof' claim

A climate sceptic says he's spent two decades waiting for proof from scientists on human-induced climate change.

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Twits trumpeting Trump's return to Twitter are wrong

Social media users are sharing news Donald Trump's account has been reactivated by new Twitter owner Elon Musk.

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Wild estimate of vaccine deaths is fatally flawed

A blogger's baseless belief that COVID-19 vaccinations have killed 20 million people worldwide is spreading on social media.

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NZ voting machine claim pushes the wrong buttons

An Instagram post has made some wild allegations involving New Zealand, voting machines and the Clintons.

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No, the flu is not more deadly than COVID

A Facebook video says COVID has always had a greater survival rate but data shows the opposite is true.

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Anti-vaxxer's view on COVID deaths lacks proportion

An anti-vaccination activist claims people who receive COVID-19 jabs are more likely to get sick and die from the virus.

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Evidence swamps droughts and floods claim

A social media post falsely claims there is no evidence that floods and droughts are getting worse.

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Australia ranks lowly in highest-taxing nation table

A Facebook post claims Australians are the most heavily taxed citizens of any nation in the world.

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Lack of seals doesn't make Victorian election result fishy

An activist says the 2018 state vote was illegal because the writs for the election didn't include any fancy markings.

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Belief that ice can't melt in Antarctica is full of holes

A climate sceptic's post claims Antarctic temperatures would need to rise by almost 40C for ice to disappear.

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UK health authority gives vaccine damage claim the jab of truth

A Facebook video claims an official document outlines damage the COVID vaccine does to the immune system.

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Freedom group falls fowl of 'chicken robbery' video

An Australian freedom group has been fooled by a TikTok creator's comedy skit of people stealing food.

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Vaccine expert injects some truth into U-turn claim

Facebook users have latched onto a blog which says a vaccine expert has backtracked on her COVID jab advice.

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Anglican-Catholic merger deal is an unholy rude notion

A Facebook video claims the Queen secretly rejoined the Church of England to Catholicism in 2010 after almost six centuries apart.

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UK vaccination bans claim is heavy with misinformation

Anti-vaccination activists are spreading falsehoods about the UK banning COVID jabs for pregnant women and young children.

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Victorian Liberal leader's figures on public debt add up

Matthew Guy has claimed the state's net debt is tipped to rise higher than the corresponding figure for NSW, Queensland and Tasmania combined.

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Believers of fake Gosford Egyptian hieroglyphs are in denial

A social media post claims the NSW Central Coast is home to the 5000-year-old inscriptions.

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No, teal MP did not spruik fossil fuel trading scheme

A Facebook video features clips from a TV current affairs program to falsely link independent MP Zoe Daniel.

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Meme spins the truth with claim NZ Labour owns news firm

A Facebook page which regularly criticises the New Zealand government is spreading misinformation on media ownership.

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Wind turbine lifespan claim generates misinformation

A Facebook post says huge amounts of fossil fuels are needed to constantly replace generators at wind farms.

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