Multiple posts claim the approval of COVID-19 vaccines are tied to emergency declarations - but they're way off the mark.

A widely circulated video claims vaccines are already under development for the "new" virus.

Social media posts misinterpret - or misrepresent - figures from Australia's medicines regulator about COVID-19 vaccine adverse events.

The premier doesn't need to declare a state of emergency to deal with a public health threat such as COVID-19.

A confused and misleading assessment of coronavirus risk has been used to downplay the seriousness of the disease.

A long-running conspiracy that the chemical is harvested from children continues to circulate on social media.

Claims of taxpayer funds being handed to a bikie gang and Afghan militants are not on the money.

A US website make some wild - and baseless - claims about a mass-vaccination drive in Sydney.

Social media users are using a news report to claim it's the vaccinated, not the unvaccinated, driving transmission of the coronavirus.

Social media posts suggest two Australian MPs developed the condition due to their COVID-19 vaccinations.

The unfounded claims appear to be entirely based on videos and images circulating online.

Restrictions on leaving home and rules about mask wearing legally don't apply, some social media users suggest.

While a draft plan was ditched in response to widespread opposition, the legislation was not abandoned as suggested by some online.

Social media posts attempt to link an Australian agreement with Poland for extra vaccines to an earlier example of fake doses being offered for sale.

An unlikely story about withdrawing US marines manning the fast food outlet has been attributed to an Australian journalist.

A social media post attempts to discourage parents from allowing their children to be vaccinated by highlighting a rare condition linked to inoculation.

A post claims to show a scientific facility in Alaska when really it's a disused missile-detection system near Chernobyl.

Social media posts attach some far-fetched properties to jewellery made from a black mineral found only in Russia.

The colourful image has been widely shared on social media - but some posts misrepresent what it truly depicts.

Viral posts feature comments from a Canadian doctor suggesting the COVID-19 vaccines lead to "inevitable" vascular problems.