FactCheck Social Media 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.
FactCheck News Media 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.
FactCheck News Media 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.
FactCheck Social Media 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.
FactCheck News Media 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.
FactCheck Social Media 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.
FactCheck News Media Has the Australian government axed key climate adaptation projects? Labor's Mark Butler accused the coalition of failing to take the issue seriously.
FactCheck Social Media The WHO hasn't 'admitted' healthy people should stop wearing masks A social media post draws on false claims from an online article.
FactCheck News Media Are renewables the cheapest new source of power? Liberal MP Dave Sharma says renewable energy makes financial sense - even factoring in backup costs.
FactCheck Social Media 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.
FactCheck News Media 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.
FactCheck Social Media Misreading of WHO guidance on PCR tests produces false results A tweet on cycle counts for COVID-19 tests is inaccurate and misleading.
FactCheck Social Media '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.
FactCheck Social Media Experts pour cold water on warm water 'health benefits' There is no credible evidence that drinking cold water will cause cancer or heart attacks.
FactCheck Social Media 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.
FactCheck Social Media No, COVID-19 vaccines don't cause sterility The false claim has been circulated alongside several other myths about the virus and immunisations.
FactCheck News Media 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.
FactCheck Social Media Video falsely claims Pfizer vaccine causes widespread 'irreversible' effects A viral video misinterprets data from the CDC to make incorrect claims about the COVID-19 treatment.
FactCheck Social Media Germany's annual death toll rise is all too real The toll from the COVID-19 pandemic hit Europe's largest economy hard during 2020 - but how hard?
FactCheck Social Media Norway vaccine deaths post leaps to conclusions As health authorities in Norway try to allay vaccine safety concerns, social media is abuzz with claims about fatalities.
