AAP FactCheck Articles

Smallpox eradication claim denies vaccine evidence

An online essay draws parallels between COVID and smallpox health measures in the 1800s to dismiss the effectiveness of vaccination.

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Vaccine nanotech claim needs a check-up

A New Zealand doctor claims there are self-assembling electronic components contained in COVID vaccines.

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Claim the government cancelled 10,000 visas of 'violent criminals' should be put away

The coalition government positions itself as tough on deporting non-citizens for serious crimes but a claim by Senator Jane Hume doesn't add up.

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Brutal Aztec pandemic claim sacrifices the truth

Facebook users are sharing a meme which says Aztec society executed its rulers during times of disaster, such as mass sickness and famine.

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Fake UK graph, 'nonsense' COVID vaccinated claim feature in video

An Australian anti-vaccination activist claims a UK government graph shows COVID-19 vaccines are ruining people's immune systems.

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Queen TV story error sparks false claim about doctor's COVID advice

An error on A Current Affair is being used by anti-vaxxers to promote the use of ivermectin to treat the virus.

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New fossil fuel projects do have massive emissions potential if built

Greens leader Adam Bandt has pointed to the enormous carbon emissions potential of fossil fuel projects but their actual impact is difficult to tally.

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False COVID deaths claim sparks social media frenzy

A TV broadcaster's claim about deaths since the start of pandemic misinterprets data from the ABS.

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'Criminal' cabinet leak claim doesn't hold water

A senior federal Labor MP says whoever leaked cabinet information against the prime minister broke the law.

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Senator blowing hot air with climate science denial

Malcolm Roberts claims there is no "scientific justification" for government policy that reduces carbon dioxide output.

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Little chance of NZ health minister's arrest for 'culpable murder'

Activists want to arrest a senior Kiwi politician over the death of a man linked to a COVID vaccination, claiming they have the power to detain him.

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PM's claim Labor made it legal to expel gay students ignores important points

Scott Morrison's claim ignores the legal reality before the ALP's 2013 amendment.

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Claim about long US jail terms for anti-vax soldiers an odd angry shot

A Canberra rally was told members of the US military were jailed for 25 years over their anti-vaccination stance.

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Clive Palmer's claim 200 doctors have been 'struck off' fails basic check-up

The mining billionaire's figures fall short for his claim about medics raising objections related to COVID.

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Aztec calendar coin claim does not stack up

A meme claims that stacking a series of Mexican coins on top of one another can recreate the mysterious Aztec calendar.

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Truth sold down the river in post about COVID vaccine in NZ water

The false claim is purportedly from the Facebook page of a New Zealand newspaper.

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PM's claim Australia matched EU emissions cuts doesn't really show in the data

A statement by Scott Morrison that Australia has cut emissions by more than 20 per cent in an effort that matches those in the EU is difficult to reconcile with the official data.

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NSW hospital data claim ignores vital COVID statistics

A post misinterprets figures for vaccinated people in NSW hospitals to claim that vaccines don't work.

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WA premier's COVID hospitalisations claim in need of treatment

Mark McGowan overstated the number of people in hospital with the coronavirus across Australia when explaining why he was delaying border reopening.

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Truth has a mountain to climb to expose fake turtle's head pic

A meme claims to show a mountain in Asia which resembles the head a giant turtle emerging from the water.

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