AAP FactCheck Articles
Infowars video on Australia's COVID vaccine program misfires
The segment featuring conspiracy theorist Alex Jones includes several false claims about the rollout.
Read more
Will cutting emissions create 250,000 jobs in a decade?
A Labor MP claims moving to a long-term goal of net-zero emissions will bring big employment benefits in the short-term.
Read more
PM's purported COVID jab 'fraud' is blunted by the evidence
Social media sceptics falsely claim to have uncovered proof Scott Morrison didn't really get the vaccine.
Read more
Claim of 10,000-year-old Tibet library find not worth paper it's written on
Viral posts suggest a monastery contains "secret manuscripts" detailing millenaries of human history.
Read more
Did Scott Morrison say net zero emissions by 2050 would be 'catastrophic' for the economy?
Labor leader Anthony Albanese took aim at the PM for his purported about-face on the policy.
Read more
Does growing meat consumption doom the earth to severe warming?
Australian philosopher Peter Singer says eliminating fossil fuels won't be enough to keep climate change in check if we keep eating more beef and sheep.
Read more
Viral posts should dig deeper for true 'fossil fuels' origin
A widely shared meme claims the late US oil magnate John D. Rockefeller coined the term.
Read more
PM's claim Australian coal produces much lower emissions is 'nonsense'
Prime Minister Scott Morrison claims cutting coal exports would be a "lose-lose" for the climate and the economy.
Read more
False claims of Gates vaccine paralysing girls in India resurrected
The billionaire software baron turned philanthropist is again the target of misinformation, this time for his work in the subcontinent.
Read more
Has the Australian government axed key climate adaptation projects?
Labor's Mark Butler accused the Coalition of failing to take the issue seriously.
Read more
The WHO hasn't 'admitted' healthy people should stop wearing masks
A social media post draws on false claims from an online article.
Read more
Are renewables the cheapest new source of power?
Liberal MP Dave Sharma says renewable energy makes financial sense - even factoring in backup costs.
Read more
Lithium mining meme digs itself a hole with deceptive photo
An image of a giant copper mine is used to question the environmental credentials of battery-powered cars.
Read more
Is Australia a 'world leader' in renewable energy investment?
Energy Minister Angus Taylor says the country is deploying solar and wind projects 10 times faster than the rest of the world.
Read more
Misreading of WHO guidance on PCR tests produces false results
A tweet on cycle counts for COVID-19 tests is inaccurate and misleading.
Read more
'Dihydrogen monoxide' hoax returns in social media meme
The term - a chemical name for water - has previously tricked gullible MPs during its long life as a practical joke.
Read more
Experts pour cold water on warm water 'health benefits'
There is no credible evidence that drinking cold water will cause cancer or heart attacks.
Read more
Does 'nature alone' control global carbon dioxide levels?
One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts claims "empirical scientific data" proves humans aren't responsible for CO2 increases.
Read more
No, COVID-19 vaccines don't cause infertility
The false claim has been circulated alongside several other myths about the virus and immunisations.
Read more
Has there really been no warming of the planet in 22 years?
Sky News host Rowan Dean claims to have data that shows temperatures haven't risen in more than two decades.
Read more