Conspiracy theorists are circulating false claims that the devastating floods are the result of chemicals being shot into clouds to create a "weather bomb".

Adam Bandt has criticised the coalition government's commitment to those seeking asylum.

Despite claims in a social media post, coffee offers more than a quick pick-me-up.

A claim that a law means distressed banks can take savings repeats opinions that have already been rebutted.

A senator's claim about destruction of the Great Barrier Reef on the coalition government's watch omits key data.

Claims that a COVID vaccination mandate was ruled a gross violation of human rights is in fact a gross violation of the truth.

A Facebook video claims Australia's regulatory authority has overturned a ban on ivermectin to treat COVID-19.

Cancer specialists say a meme posted on social media claiming tumours save lives by collecting the body's toxins in one place is ridiculous.

A Labor MP's claim about the timing of the get-together evaporates under closer scrutiny.

A minister claims his Liberal-National government is solely responsible for Australia's 20 per cent cut in greenhouse gas emissions but the majority was done before the coalition came to power.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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