AAP FactCheck Articles

Fake Indigenous exemption document has disturbing elements of truth

A fabricated certificate used to promote a 2008 TV series continues to be shared on social media.

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Facts the best medicine for error-strewn Japanese vaccine meme

Social media users are sharing a meme claiming no children in Japan are vaccinated for any diseases under the age of two, linking it to low infant mortality rates.

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Did the budget include a 35 per cent cut to climate spending?

Greens leader Adam Bandt singled out the figure in his criticism of the coalition's funding pledges.

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Seedy floods claim doesn't hold water

Facebook users are sharing a 14-year-old press release to falsely assert the recent deluges are the result of government-funded cloud seeding.

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No, Bill Gates never said a cow emits more pollution than a car

A Facebook meme has put words into the mouth of the Microsoft co-founder and climate campaigner.

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Minister overstates COVID comparison with 'world's best' economy boast

A coalition frontbencher overlooked a number of countries when spruiking Australia's economic performance.

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Reputed 'new' Australian road rules break down after scrutiny

Social media posts claim a series of laws - including bans on horn-honking and waving while behind the wheel - have been rolled out.

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Labor claim lays bare government failure on tree target

A claim that zero trees have been planted from a pledge for a billion by 2030 is not far off the mark.

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No, COVID vaccines have not killed 800 in Australia

A prominent campaigner's huge death toll claim comes from a misreading of official data.

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Miami Open vaccine injury claim aced by the facts

A social media post has claimed tennis pros were dropping like flies due to COVID jab related injuries at a top tournament.

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Posts freestyle with truth about trans swimmer podium pic

Social media users have taken a photo of Lia Thomas and three of her competitors at a US collegiate championship out of context.

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PM's emissions cut boast rests on hazy comparison

Scott Morrison claims Australia is beating many of its peers in reducing greenhouse gases, but his comments have significant flaws.

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Post misleads on Ukraine's role in Iraq War

A social media posts tries to reframe the country's military involvement in the Middle East nearly 20 years ago.

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Katter misfires with wild guns in school quote

The veteran Queensland MP is calling for children to be given rifles at school, arguing other countries do the same.

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NZ government didn't ignore 58 Medsafe vaccine warnings - there were none

A false claim that the NZ government overlooked COVID jab warnings seeks to present conditions placed on the regulatory approval as something they're not.

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Truth a casualty in Australian COVID vaccination deaths claim

A blog and social media posts attempt to downplay the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines by misrepresenting data on fatal cases.

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Did the Morrison government increase Pacific aid 50 per cent?

The prime minister's claim about development support is on the money - if you take into account temporary COVID support.

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Science shines light on claims meditation makes body brighter

Experts have described a bold claim, purportedly based on university research, as absolute nonsense.

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No, Warne's son didn't speculate on dad's death in online video

Social media users have attributed COVID claims from far-right nationalist Blair Cottrell to Shane Warne's grieving son, Jackson.

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Iraq War post is a claim of mass deception

A social media activist ignores demonstrations across the world that denounced the US-led war in 2003.

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