AAP FactCheck Articles
Nationals senator wrong on abortion laws
Matt Canavan claims Australia is now "very isolated" in its abortion laws following the US Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v Wade.
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Claims COVID tests invented before virus emerged are patently wrong
A patent application is being misused to spread a wild conspiracy theory the tests were invented years ahead of the pandemic.
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Voters must be on common roll to take part in PNG election
There are fears misinformation around voting processes and the common roll could lead to disorder in the Pacific island election.
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Minister's rising emissions claim omits effects of pandemic
Labor's climate change minister has savaged the previous government after Australia's greenhouse gas emissions rose last year.
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WA island bunker image is a mysterious dose of fantasy
A video on Instagram purports to show a strange underground chamber hidden beneath a remote island off the Australian coast.
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No, farmers aren't going it alone in removing CO2
A farming group has criticised a proposed emissions tax, claiming agriculture is the only industry to actively remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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Australia essay attributed to Douglas Adams isn't true-blue
A humourous article about Australia is still being attributed to the Hitchhiker's Guide author 22 years after he stated he didn't write it.
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Data misused to claim COVID vaccines are killing US kids
Social media posts are using an article on an anti-vaccination website to allege COVID-19 jabs are responsible for 125 child deaths in America.
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Monatomic brain-boosting powder is fool's gold
A substance called monatomic gold or white gold powder is being spruiked on social media as a way to increase your brain power.
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Greens senator says Labor's 43 per cent target fails to achieve Paris commitment
The new Labor government is under fire over its enhanced commitment towards Australia's obligations on a key global climate treaty.
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Sheep-eating snake added to Aussie animal mythology
A picture taken two decades ago in South Africa is being used online to claim giant pythons are eating sheep on Australian farms.
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Facebook post way off target over Germany's emissions
An Australian climate sceptics group is using a pro-nuclear energy campaigner's tweet to claim Germany is wasting billions of dollars on renewables.
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Lego LGBTQI set's sales meme is a poorly constructed fake
Social media posts claim the toy-maker's Everyone is Awesome set has generated the worst sales in the iconic firm's 90-year history.
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Claim German papers must be 75 per cent factual is 100 per cent wrong
Media bosses must prove the majority of their content is accurate or face being classed as a magazine, according to a meme.
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Story about Einstein's maths mistake doesn't add up
An uplifting Facebook post recounts the famous physicist making a basic error in front of his student to teach them a life lesson.
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Coeliac link to strep bacteria cops gut punch from experts
An Instagram post claims the bacteria associated with sore throats is the culprit for coeliac disease.
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Straight to the sin bin for fake PNG rugby league post
A post purporting to feature State of Origin coach Billy Slater and Queensland star Harry Grant has been circulating in Papua New Guinea.
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German coal power share claim is unreliable
A post showing a graph claiming to be Germany's current energy mix fails to account for the bigger picture.
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Angus Taylor's BBQ ban claim hits a snag
The former energy minister claims a leading Labor MP has been campaigning to ban a staple of Australian life.
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Facts puncture viral meme on tyre lifespan
A meme claims you can determine how long your tyres will last by looking at a set of numbers stamped on them.
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