AAP FactCheck Articles

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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Crewed flight altitude claim is a space oddity

A moon landing conspiracy theorist says humans can't fly higher than 620 kilometres above earth.

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UK data skewed to claim vaccines raise child mortality rates

Anti-vaccination campaigners are misusing British figures to assert children receiving COVID-19 vaccines are more likely to die.

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Sunny outlook on global warming's causes denies scientific evidence

A social media post says carbon dioxide has nothing to do with climate change and claims "the Sun is the cause".

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Processed foods contain human fetal cells claim is pure junk

A meme's assertion that food flavourings are made from aborted babies is hard to swallow.

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Cold, hard facts missing from Antarctic cooling post

Scientists pour cold water over a claim that Antarctica has been getting colder over the past 40 years.

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Climate sceptic's shot at Aussie data misses net warming facts

Two cooler La Niña years have been cherry-picked to claim the temperature in Australia hasn't changed in the past decade.

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Scientists never warmed to the idea of global cooling

A Facebook user reheats misinformation that the majority of climate experts in the 1970s believed we were headed for an ice age.

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Victorian COVID update a data dilemma for Instagram group

A post misinterprets Victorian vaccination figures to claim over 94 per cent who received the first two doses have the virus.

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Dutton misleads with Shorten Robodebt claim

The coalition leader has told reporters the Robodebt scheme began under the previous Labor government.

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Brain damage link to MSG a salty dose of misinformation

An alternative medicine and wellness advocate claims the common food enhancing salt causes "micro-strokes".

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Microwave meme cooks up cancer food fears

A social media post claims cooking your food in a microwave oven can increase cancerous cells.

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Injection of truth required for vaccine illness claim

A social media post has taken aim at a report on The Project.

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