AAP FactCheck Articles

'Travellers' driving in wrong lane with belief in legal exemption

A belief of the sovereign citizen movement of the right to travel freely without a driver's licence is highlighted in a social media video.

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Traffic fine claim takes wrong turn on Queen's title

A Facebook video is peddling motoring misinformation with claims a 1973 change in the Queen's title means all road infringements are invalid.

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Pfizer booster mice data claim is plagued with problems

Social media posts say the only data presented to approve updated vaccines for COVID subvariants was from animal trials.

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Perfume link to cancer leaves a foul stench

An Instagram user claims commercially made perfumes contain dangerous chemicals which cause serious illnesses.

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Devil in the detail for diabolical COVID jab claim

A video uses some illogical claims and devilish maths to accuse the COVID vaccine of branding recipients with the mark of the beast.

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Keith Pitt misleads with cashless card claim

A former coalition minister has sought to defend the outgoing cashless debit card scheme by citing a report from the Australian National Audit Office.

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Group's Kiwi COVID claim ' absolute nonsense'

A Facebook video claims the spread of the virus was caused by the country's vaccine rollout.

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Not a drop of truth in polio sewerage system claim

Amid the detection of polio in London, a vaccine-sceptic group falsely claims the viral disease can be found in all sewerage systems.

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Treaty remains the same regardless of New Zealand's name

An Instagram post claims Kiwis will be beholden to the US Supreme Court if their nation's name is changed to the Māori word Aotearoa.

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Jane Hume quote is much ado about nothing

A social media meme claims the opposition's finance spokeswoman told an interviewer "our job is to oppose everything".

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Post linking artificial sweeteners to cancer leaves a sour taste

A post on Facebook claims sugar substitutes cause a long list of health problems.

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Tesla free energy meme shockingly short on truth

Nikola Tesla was a revolutionary inventor, but a claim that he created cost-free energy as a gift to the world is wishful thinking.

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Palestine history meme misses mark by 2500 years

A Jewish group's Facebook post says the name Palestine was first used to denote an ancient land in 1965.

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Viral post about UK vaccine program for kids is false

An anti-vaccination doctor's claim about COVID-19 jab side effect worries for children is spreading misinformation on social media.

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Soros climate summit conspiracy a case of mistaken identity

An Australian conspiracy theorist appears to have difficulty telling two famous white, male nonagenarians apart.

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You can't vaccinate against respiratory diseases claim is baseless

A jab in the arm is perfectly capable of protecting against respiratory infections, despite claims made in a Facebook video.

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Senator wrong on greenhouse gas claim, say experts

Gerard Rennick says greenhouse gases don't trap in heat because they cannot stop convection.

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Claim of 'non-existent' SIDS makes a vile jab at truth

An anti-vaccination meme falsely asserts children missing vaccinations in 2020 led to a decrease in cases.

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Post deeply wrong about rate of rising sea levels

A Facebook post claims tidal data from six locations in the northern hemisphere is proof global sea levels are static.

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Nutrition can cure autism claim is unpalatable

A former medical practitioner says autism is just a label and "nutritional biochemistry and diet" can cure the condition in children.

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