A meme on social media suggests firebugs are more to blame for the blazes than the climate.

An image that purports to show the Australian bushfires from above the clouds has been shared on Facebook alongside a claim that it is “not a sunrise or sunset photo”.

As bushfires continue to rage across Australia, a Facebook post claims the Greens changed their policy on back-burning in November 2019.

With devastating bushfires burning across NSW, a widely-shared Facebook post shows the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, engulfed in smoke as a fire burns through the national park.

A Facebook post highlights a quote by London Mayor Sadiq Khan on terror attacks being “part and parcel of living in a big city” and makes a comparison with the Japanese capital Tokyo.

The future of Australian-grown frozen vegetables is attracting significant social media attention, with a Facebook post claiming the only Australian company producing these goods is “not far from closing”.

In the aftermath of the United Kingdom's election some disillusioned voters have sought solace with a purported quote by US author and humourist Mark Twain.

With Australia in the grip of a severe drought, a Facebook post ponders why water supplies are low and claims the nation’s last dam was built in 1984.

A Facebook post claims carbon emitted from volcanic eruptions have undone all human reduction strategies.

AAP FactCheck examined a Facebook post from December 4, 2019, by an Australian page: Tony Abbott: Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition. The post’s text reads: “Woolworths have to (sic) decided to source your fruit from overseas and will stop buying Australian fruits from SPC & Ardmona (sic). Let’s send them a message about putting Australians first Vote with your feet.”

A Facebook post from an Australian user on December 8 and examined by AAP FactCheck, allegedly shows people being sold off as slaves.

AAP FactCheck examined a Facebook post on October 16, 2019 by a Queensland user purportedly showing the Grand Canyon from space.

As a measles epidemic hits the Pacific island nation of Samoa, a Facebook post claims to show a timeline of events ending in the State of Emergency that was declared in November.

AAP FactCheck examined a Facebook post from November 23, 2019 on a page called Future Australian Prime Minister with statistics on Sweden, claiming the Nordic nation is a “world leader in many things”.

A quote attributed to Britain’s art-loving wartime prime minister, Winston Churchill, has been circulating on social media after Australia’s current prime minister, Scott Morrison, announced a restructure of the public service.

AAP FactCheck examined a Facebook post which makes some alarming claims about margarine, including that it was originally created to fatten turkeys and was supposedly repurposed as food for people “when it killed the turkeys”.

AAP FactCheck examined a Facebook post from June 17, 2019 by a private user, which claimed using cruise control in wet weather can cause your car to accelerate further if it hydroplanes, and take off “like an airplane”.

A lengthy Facebook post from an Australian user starts with a headline that reads: “OLD AGE PENSION QUIETLY CHANGED TO WELFARE PAYMENT” and a claim that the age pension is now (or soon will be) referred to as “Low Income Aged Persons Welfare”. It also claims that “7.5% of our wages deducted before tax for the whole of our working lives has been stolen by both sides of politics”.

AAP FactCheck examined a Facebook post from a NSW user published on November 19, 2019 which claims Australia has passed laws making it illegal to touch a mobile phone while driving or with engine running.

AAP FactCheck examined a Facebook post from October 30, 2019 by an Australian user which features a video of Daisy, a guide dog, who supposedly rescued hundreds of people from the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.