AAP FactCheck Articles

Jurassic era CO2 claim belongs with the dinosaurs

A viral post suggests earth's carbon dioxide levels have fallen to an all-time low.

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Conspiracy theorist's 'depopulation' text does not appear in Great Reset book

A Facebook post falsely links a book passage to World Economic Founder Klaus Schwab.

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No evidence to support claim Tanzania's virus-sceptic president was murdered

Some social media users have claimed without evidence that John Magufuli - whose death was officially put down to a heart condition - was killed for his COVID-19 views.

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Vaccine spike protein link to male infertility is a failed conception

A social media post includes a series of scientifically unfounded claims about the impact of COVID-19 vaccines on men's reproductive health.

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No, Greg Hunt didn't say no one had died from COVID-19 in Australia

Video clips shared on social media have been selectively edited to omit key context.

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Vaccinated passengers haven't been grounded over blood clot fears

A Sky News Australia segment said airlines in Spain and Russia made the move, but its source is suspect.

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'Toxic' spike protein claims misinterpret vaccine study

New research is being cited as evidence that mRNA jabs can cause serious harm - but one of its authors says that's wrong.

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Veteran journalist verballed in quote about PM staff 'lawyering up'

Memes misattribute a scathing statement about Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to an ABC political correspondent.

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Fake 'North Pole sunset' image is just a bad moon rising

An eye-catching image of the sun setting below the moon is too perfect to be real.

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Flyer doesn't expose Jacinda Ardern on NZ's democratic future

A social media post makes unsupported claims about the PM's position on Maori self-determination.

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Photo said to show woman carrying quadruplets is hard to stomach

A viral post's caption seems plausible on first glance - but the true story is even more bizarre.

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Muddled-up data misleads on COVID-19 vaccine efficacy

Figures from a Lancet article have been misinterpreted to suggest drug companies are 'deceiving' the public about the vaccines.

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Time's up on Daniel Andrews fall date 'conspiracy'

A string of social media posts suggest the media somehow pre-empted news of the Victorian premier's accident.

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A one-star rating won't get Facebook unfriended by Google

There has been an online campaign to bombard the social media giant's app with one-star reviews - but that won't lead to the outcome some users hope for.

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Meme misuses Australian data to falsely claim COVID-19 vaccine deaths

A widely circulated image credits the purported data to the country's medicines regulator.

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The Nuremberg Code doesn't apply to COVID-19 vaccinations

The 1947 list of ethical standards is designed to protect human subjects in medical research - not recipients of approved vaccines.

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No proof ivermectin and hydroxy 'regime' led to COVID decline in India

An Instagram user claims to know why cases dropped in May after the country's second wave of the virus.

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Male DNA 'living forever' in women after sex is short on evidence

A social media post claims a study shows women retain the DNA from every man they have ever slept with.

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Claim vaccines won't stop COVID spread ignores key facts

Multiple memes casting doubt on the need for COVID-19 vaccinations paint a misleading picture about their effectiveness.

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Mars astronaut memes boldly go beyond what's actually happened

A young US woman is aiming to be the first person on Mars - but that's about where the facts stop in many widely shared posts.

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