AAP FactCheck Articles

No, photo does not show PM getting mpox vaccine

The image, posted by a parody account, actually shows Anthony Albanese receiving a COVID booster dose in 2022.

Read more

Australians can't rely on US laws to avoid vehicle registration

Experts say Australians should steer clear of the notion put forward by social media users that foreign laws could get them out of registering their cars.

Read more

Video manipulated to make Kamala Harris slur her words

Posts on Facebook imply the Democratic presidential candidate was drunk, but the clip has been cleverly manipulated.

Read more

Women who 'don't have a butterfly tattoo' targeted by social media scammers

Women who don't have a very common tattoo are being targeted by social media users offering them thousands of dollars, but it's too good to be true.

Read more

Faulty figures downplay human contribution to CO2 levels

Social media users are sharing broadcaster Alan Jones's claim that humans are responsible for just three per cent of the atmosphere's carbon dioxide, but experts say it's 10 times higher.

Read more

Claimed link between mpox and COVID vaccines is 'scientifically baseless'

Social media users are falsely claiming that there is no mpox outbreak in Africa and that it is instead just an effort to cover up the mass of COVID-19 vaccine injuries.

Read more

Scammers target Australians with fake Harvey Norman laptop giveaway

Facebook posts claim Australians can receive free laptops from the retail giant due to a 'sorting error', but they're a rort.

Read more

No, you can't be complicit in war crimes simply by paying tax

A nonsense online theory claims it's illegal to pay tax if the government uses the money to contribute to genocide and illegal wars, but experts say it's bunkum.

Read more

Experts slam claim 'cholesterol is your friend' and Inuit 'don't get heart disease'

Eating a diet high in animal fats can increase your risk of heart disease, despite social media claims to the contrary.

Read more

Crafty crop used to spread disinformation about Israeli Jews

A misleading screenshot of a satirical blog post has been used to spread false claims about Jewish people in the Middle East.

Read more

An Elon Musk ABC boycott is 'satire', but not everyone gets the joke

An AI-generated news article featuring Elon Musk and images of the ABC's Melbourne and Sydney offices is misleading some social media users.

Read more

No risk of mpox vaccine spreading smallpox, experts say

Social media users claim a vaccine approved for use against mpox could cause a smallpox outbreak, but the only thing spreading is misinformation.

Read more

Old iPhone photo used to stoke fears amid blasts in Lebanon

Social media is being used to try and exploit the fear spreading in the Middle East, with a three-year-old image of a damaged phone being re-captioned.

Read more

'Good morning' link to slavery a modern fabrication

Social media users say people shouldn't say 'good morning' because it has roots in the slave trade, but historians and language experts say this is fabricated nonsense.

Read more

NZ deputy prime minister wrong on emissions claim

Winston Peters has falsely claimed humans are responsible for just three per cent of the carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere.

Read more

Images do not show Kamala Harris posing with rapper 'Diddy'

Altered or miscaptioned social media posts have falsely linked accused sex trafficker and rapper Diddy with US presidential hopeful Kamala Harris.

Read more

Labor's 'fully funded' schools claim misleads

A new agreement supposedly provides "full funding" for Western Australia's public schools, but an old loophole hasn't been removed which may continue to shortchange them.

Read more

No, alleged Trump golf course gunman did not appear in BlackRock ad

Online claims are falsely linking Ryan Wesley Routh, the man alleged to have been behind the apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump, and the world's largest asset management company.

Read more

Military mash-up video used to spread false fear of Middle East escalation

A compilation of old clips has been used to falsely claim Jordanian forces are currently massing at the border with Israel.

Read more

No, smallpox vaccines were not to blame for HIV/AIDS epidemic

False claims linking smallpox vaccination to HIV/AIDS have been shared on social media following the outbreak of mpox.

Read more