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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Has the Australian government axed key climate adaptation projects?

Labor's Mark Butler accused the Coalition of failing to take the issue seriously.

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The WHO hasn't 'admitted' healthy people should stop wearing masks

A social media post draws on false claims from an online article.

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Are renewables the cheapest new source of power?

Liberal MP Dave Sharma says renewable energy makes financial sense - even factoring in backup costs.

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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.

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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.

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Misreading of WHO guidance on PCR tests produces false results

A tweet on cycle counts for COVID-19 tests is inaccurate and misleading.

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'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.

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Experts pour cold water on warm water 'health benefits'

There is no credible evidence that drinking cold water will cause cancer or heart attacks.

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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.

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No, COVID-19 vaccines don't cause infertility

The false claim has been circulated alongside several other myths about the virus and immunisations.

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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.

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