A 2019 report is being misrepresented for a spurious claim that the world's major cities, including Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland, have committed to banning meat, dairy and private cars.

A medical ethics code created to prevent a repeat of atrocities committed by Nazi doctors is being falsely applied to face mask mandates.

Experts say accounts repurposing war footage online are often searching for clicks, and are increasing polarisation.

Consumers risk being stung by false claims that a bee venom cream advertised on social media has been certified by top medical institutions.

Social media posts claiming some vaccines contain aborted fetal tissue are based on a misunderstanding of how vaccines are manufactured.

A video showing a child trashing a house is not a Kamala Harris campaign ad promoting abortion rights, as social media users claim.

Social media posts about the sea level at a US monument supposedly marking where some early English colonists first set foot in North America don't mention that it has been moved multiple times.

False claims about the World Health Organization's pandemic treaty have resurfaced following the United Nations' Summit for the Future event in September.

David Littleproud wants a pause on beer excise duties, but his claim about the current rate of tax at the pub is off the mark.

An American anti-vaccination osteopath has included baseless claims about the United Nation's Pact for the Future in a post on social media.

Iran's rocket attack on Israel has sparked a fresh wave of disinformation on social media.

Social media posts are wrongly claiming the Albanese Labor government's new special anti-Islamophobia envoy has prosecutorial powers.

The Nationals MP correctly stated that farmers could be left to pay decommissioning costs, but his claim that contracts reveal landholders are responsible is problematic.

An old Saudi Arabian pop song may mention pagers, but it is not a reaction to the recent explosions of handheld devices in Lebanon, despite claims online.

Scammers are using word games and number puzzles with supposed prizes to trick Facebook users into visiting suspicious websites.

A NZ lobby group claims the granting of customary marine titles means Maori groups can wantonly prevent people from fishing and visiting the beach, but that's not right.

A new United Nations pact does not include any new powers or override nations' sovereignty, contrary to claims being shared on social media.

A social media user has suggested that LD40 laboratory tests are a prerequisite for prescription regulation, which misrepresents the process behind drug approvals.

The World Health Organization has declared an outbreak of mpox is a global health emergency but it hasn't issued lockdown orders.

A five-year-old report is behind recent social media claims that the UK government wants most of its airports closed by 2030, and beef phased out entirely by 2049.