AAP FactCheck Articles
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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'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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