AAP FactCheck Articles
COVID-19 false positives claim is positively false
A social media post makes the baseless suggested that 80 per cent of positive PCR test results are later proved wrong.
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Child hunger and COVID-19 deaths a flawed comparison
A meme suggests the death toll from child poverty is far greater than from the coronavirus.
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Tale of the 'unsinkable Hugh Williams' a little too good to be true
The facts surrounding the famed Welsh shipwreck survivors are more a salty old sea tale than the 'strangest coincidence ever recorded'.
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Did Julian Assange say there's no 'dirt' on Donald Trump?
WikiLeaks and the former US president have a long and somewhat turbulent history.
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Radio ga ga: There is no NZ government gag on RNZ comments
The public broadcaster recently changed its online comments policy to crack down on 'harmful' communications.
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COVID-19 vaccine 'gene therapy' suggestion diagnosed as false
Getting immunised will not change a person's genes or their DNA.
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No, this photo doesn't show Scott Morrison wearing a $30,000 Rolex
Time's up for posts with false claims about the prime minister's watch.
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More than meets the eye to phoney London 'lockdown protest' photo
The image of a huge crowd in the UK capital has been given another airing to back bogus claims of large-scale public disquiet.
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Dubai sheikh's words lost in translation with viral quote
A quote commonly attributed on social media to the emirate's late founder comes from a mishmash of sources, including a science-fiction novel.
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Barely a kernel of truth in Pakistan's Hunza beating cancer with apricot seeds
The extract has been marketed as a potential cure, but experts say it's ineffective and can cause cyanide poisoning.
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'Hidden' COVID-19 vaccine reactions data is far from secret
A social media video makes a series of claims about Australian data published on adverse reactions - but those claims aren't supported by the data itself.
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No, Easter wasn't named after a Mesopotamian goddess
The long-standing claim is based on a very dubious historical source.
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Misleading claims on political pensions are overdue for retirement
Politicians once had a generous parliamentary entitlement scheme, but the facts are muddled in this much-shared meme.
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COVID 'hot tea' cure of lemon and bicarb doesn't hold water
A social media post claims a mixture from Israel is a 'proven' recipe to kill the coronavirus.
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No, PCR tests for COVID-19 won't give you cancer
A string of alarmist social media posts claim the tests contain the carcinogen ethylene oxide.
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Red Cross given tick for bushfire relief despite social media carping
The devastating fires may be over but criticism about how the charity handled donations hasn't been extinguished.
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'Open letter' to PNG PM on vaccine rollout recycles misinformation
The Pacific island nation has begun its COVID-19 immunisation program as misinformation about the virus spreads.
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Post tying NZ vaccine program to dire population warning full of falsehoods
It pairs a meme including misinformation about Israel's Pfizer rollout to predictions from a dubious source.
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Claim COVID-19 vaccine will void life insurance is dead wrong
Similar suggestions have circulated in Canada and the US - and they've made their way to Australia.
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Did The Simpsons predict Prince Philip's death years ago?
The cartoon sitcom has been credited with some eerily accurate prophecies during its long run on TV.
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