AAP FactCheck Articles

NZ carbon footprint claim sidesteps reality

Despite its small population and size, New Zealand does not have the world's lowest emissions total.

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Edited graph obscures truth about global warming

A viral graph of a Greenland ice core is used to falsely claim earth has almost always been warmer over the past 9500 years than today.

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Dutch farming ban claim reaps a fake harvest

A Facebook post asserts climate action proposals in the Netherlands will result in the farming sector being killed off.

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World hunger article fuels misinformation 14 years after publication

Social media users are claiming a 2008 magazine feature proves the UN wants to prolong world hunger.

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Flat-earthers stuck in a rut over Suez Canal's lack of locks

The famous waterway has been used as a source of "proof" the earth isn't a globe for more than than 130 years.

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Minuscule wind and solar production claim needs a jolt of truth

Climate change sceptics say some renewable energy sources are almost negligible in terms of electricity production in Australia.

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Who's really to blame for Australia's submarine delays?

Defence Minister Richard Marles claims our new submarines had been due by the mid-2020s before what he calls the previous government's "inaction".

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Meme regenerates false claims about oil creation

Facebook posts try to dispel the notion oil is a finite resource, claiming it can replenish itself faster than it is extracted.

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Claim doctors can be sued over COVID vaccines lacks legal standing

Facebook videos from an anti-vaccination group say doctors can face legal action if someone has suffered side effects from a COVID-19 vaccine.

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Professor double counts with claim Australia is already at net zero

Ian Plimer suggests Australia is in the clear as the nation has already reached net zero emissions.

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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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