A claim the 1986 film caused a 500 per cent spike in US Navy recruitment has resurfaced on social media.

He may be Australia's dominant media owner but false claims on social media say he's been banned across the Tasman.

The One Nation leader says Scott Morrison will get a big taxpayer-funded windfall each year when he retires.

A Facebook post casts doubt on one of the main indicators of man-made climate change by claiming Arctic sea ice is at a 30-year high.

Ex-senator Rod Culleton claims the governor-general must issue the writs with the Great Seal of the Commonwealth.

The One Nation MP says 13,699 NSW teachers can't work due to their inadequate COVID-19 vaccination status.

A 'futurist' claims the sun is losing power leading to a trend of falling temperatures on earth.

A Facebook post says increasing numbers of ocean vessels could be partly to blame for rising seas

Matt Canavan pins the price spike to 'our obsession to shut down coal-fired power'.

A Facebook post claims rising ocean temperatures are actually a good thing for coral cover worldwide.

A failed candidate's assertion about the federal election is just plain wrong.

A meme falsely claims the New Zealand prime minister plagiarised part of her speech to Harvard University.

A Facebook video claims English speakers use more brainpower than people using "blunt" languages.

A post has claimed Woolworths went cashless following Anthony Albanese's election win.

A social media video misleads on how voting preferences are counted on election night.

The mining magnate says hydrogen made from fossil fuels is highly polluting and dangerous to humanity.

A social media video claims that the writ to hold the federal election was not issued properly.

Social media posts are recommending a blend of boiled onion and lemon juice as a natural "remedy".

A social media post says most of the 50 million deaths a century ago can be blamed on face masks.

A claim rising carbon dioxide levels are minuscule is based on a flimsy understanding of how to calculate percentage increases.