AAP FactCheck Articles
PM Morrison did not issue tweet about not having any racism in Australia
Facebook users are sharing a purported tweet from PM Scott Morrison saying there's no racism in Australia.
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COVID-19 virus doesn't share "spikes" with HIV and Fauci didn't patent them
Misinformation about the source of SARS-CoV-2 has been circulating throughout the pandemic, with the latest example claiming the virus shares proteins with the HIV virus.
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Conspiracy Insta post misrepresents Gates interview in false claims
A social media post claims Bill Gates, the billionaire backing research into a COVID-19 vaccine, "admits" hundreds of thousands of people could die from side effects of a vaccine.
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"Survival rates" claim isn't part of the COVID-19 equation
As Australia's COVID-19 death toll passes 100, a Facebook post purporting to show "survival rates" for overseas countries claims "panic" about the pandemic is "out of control".
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Is New Zealand's debt level really comparable to Zimbabwe's?
A social media post shared following the New Zealand government's 2020 budget compares the country's debt position unfavourably with those of Zimbabwe and South Sudan.
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Facebook post of Angelina Jolie and young boy is not the full picture
A widely-shared Facebook post showing Hollywood star Angelina Jolie comforting a young boy in Africa suggests a hidden agenda.
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Phone antennas outside a college aren't a new addition to the neighbourhood
Conspiracy theories involving 5G have been circulating during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the latest example claiming "new" mobile towers were installed during the lockdown.
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There are no 5G, COVID-19 'secrets' in new £20 banknote
A video claiming a link between Britain's new 20 pound banknote, 5G and the COVID-19 pandemic is being shared on Facebook.
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A circuit board with a "COV.19" sticker is from an old pay TV box, not a 5G tower
A Facebook video claiming to show 5G equipment labelled "COV.19" is being shared on Facebook as conspiracy theorists and 5G opponents target telecom masts in the UK and other parts of Europe.
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China is not the only source of serious viral outbreaks around the world
A Facebook post blames China as the source of eight deadly viral outbreaks around the world since 1957.
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Drilling into the facts about US toolmaker Black & Decker and China
A Facebook post claims that US toolmaker Black & Decker is leaving China and building a $90 million plant in Texas.
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Story about an unmarked police car and calling "112" has been around the block a few times
A popular Facebook post tells a frightening tale about a woman who was supposedly followed by a fake unmarked police vehicle but escaped danger by remembering a warning from her parents.
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False claims about COVID-19, 5G and a vaccine that doesn't exist yet
A widely shared social media post claims that the COVID-19 pandemic does not exist and that the coronavirus crisis is instead a cover-up to allow the deployment of 5G telecommunications towers.
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COVIDSafe app regulations say you can't be barred from work or the shops for not downloading
With the number of COVIDsafe app users now over five million, a Facebook post is claiming "hidden" rules could allow workplaces and supermarkets to bar people who haven't downloaded the program.
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Dog theft marker or myth? What a "pet tag" around a fence means
A Facebook post claims criminals are marking homes, targeting them for dog theft.
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Woolworths workers are not being forced to have flu vaccinations
As flu season arrives in Australia and health authorities encourage people to get a flu shot, a post claims Woolworths supermarkets have implemented a mandatory flu vaccination program for staff.
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COVID-19 did not claim the life of former Fijian PM Laisenia Qarase
As the COVID-19 global death toll rises, a Facebook post claims former Fijian prime minister Laisenia Qarase died from the coronavirus.
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Did the Last Post originate on an American Civil War battlefield?
While Australians celebrated Anzac Day on their driveways this year a Facebook post purporting to tell the history of the military bugle call the Last Post resurfaced.
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COVIDsafe app location detection post is a hoax message, says Department of Health
A screenshot claiming to show a location warning message from Australia's new COVIDSafe app is circulating on Facebook followng the federal government's launch of the coronavirus tracking tool.
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Photo of "world's smallest bird" has a small problem
A post flitting around Facebook claims to show a picture of the world's smallest bird, the bee hummingbird or zunzuncito of Cuba.
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