AAP FactCheck Articles

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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There's nothing new about sudden adult death syndrome

Despite claims on social media, SADS has been studied for decades and is caused by genetic heart problems.

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Party on! Constitution claim judged to be utter nonsense

A losing federal election candidate has now claimed political parties are actually illegal.

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Pilot wildly off course with NSW airspace mask claim

A former Qantas worker has posted a Facebook video claiming maskless airline passengers have to reach for their protective face coverings once they cross the NSW border.

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Coalition senator drills in wrong direction on Labor gas policy

A shadow assistant minister has made a broad claim on the energy policy of both the Greens and Labor.

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Monkeypox is shingles claim is blisteringly wrong

An Instagram post claims monkeypox is actually the same viral illness as shingles, which also produces a painful, blistering rash.

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Peak stupidity to claim mountain range is planet's biggest CO2 emitter

Rather than being affected by carbon pollution, a post claims Asia's lofty mountain range is the "biggest emitter of CO2 on the planet".

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Penny Wong misses the mark with China coal claim

The new foreign minister's quote overlooks a plunge in coal exports to Asia's energy fortress.

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Chemtrails vaccine claim is a flight of fancy

An article shared on Facebook says Australia approved a mass vaccination program involving chemicals being sprayed from planes.

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Experts blow hole in claims of blue whale off Canadian coast

Social media users are sharing a "recent" image of a massive marine mammal swimming under a tiny boat near Vancouver.

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No, your shopping isn't free if a store refuses cash

Cash is no longer king but goods are not free if a trader refuses currency for payment.

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