AAP FactCheck

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Our team of experienced journalists provide rigorous and impartial analysis of misinformation and disinformation circulating online and in the public discourse. Accredited by the International Fact-Checking Network, AAP FactCheck reduces the spread and impact of false information.

Video wrong on link between mRNA vaccines and monkey virus

False claims about Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines containing an infectious form of a virus that occurs in monkeys are spreading on social media.

Dandelion tea cancer cure claims blown away

Experts say claims about dandelion tea on leukaemia are misleading, as no studies have been conducted on human patients.

No, study does not show link between COVID vaccine and 'VAIDS'

Social media users are sharing false claims by a notorious disseminator of misinformation to argue COVID vaccinations cause so-called 'VAIDS' in children.

PNG in Aus Army exercise misrepresented as Israel alliance

A social media post is using an old news report about an Australian Army training exercise to falsely claim PNG troops have joined Israel in a multi-nation joint force.

Celebrity death hoaxes alive and thriving on social media

Celebrities Jason Statham and Simon Cowell have not died, despite Facebook posts falsely announcing their demise.

No, BlackRock doesn't 'own' Australia's big four banks

A social media post falsely claims investment firm BlackRock owns all four of Australia's major banks.

US sanctions UN expert on Palestine, not Australian PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appears to have been confused with a top UN expert on Palestine in social media claims about a US entry ban.

Claims about weight loss patch come unstuck

A website is selling weight loss products that have not been approved by the New Zealand Ministry of Health, despite claims on social media.

No, think tank did not 'invent' climate change in 1991

A report published by a global think tank has been misrepresented in a social media video to spread false claims about the origins of climate change.

AI videos of Tesla motorhome clearly fake because it doesn't exist

Videos are circulating on social media that contain AI-generated content and falsely claim Tesla is selling an electric motorhome for $17,000.

Liberal senators falsely claim Australia has never taxed unrealised gains

Amid Labor's super tax proposal, Andrew Bragg and Jane Hume are claiming there has never been a tax on unrealised gains in Australian history, but experts say such taxes have been, and are, in place.

Junk accounts serve up fantasy tennis tales

With Wimbledon underway, several Facebook pages are serving up misleading or false content about tennis stars.

Proliferation of AI tools drives wave of British royal deepfakes

A wave of AI-generated content about the British royal family is getting millions of views on social media, as experts say it's becoming cheaper and easier to produce deepfakes.

Misinformation swirls online as NSW hit by powerful storms

Footage claiming to show a wild weather system hitting Australia's east coast in July actually contains clips from Armenia, Taiwan and Reunion Island.