AAP FactCheck Articles

No, Kamala Harris was not the prosecutor in Michael Jackson's 2005 trial

Social media posts claim Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris unsuccessfully prosecuted late pop star Michael Jackson for child molestation almost 20 years ago.

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Video of 'burning Beirut' is an AI-generated fake

A video generated with artificial intelligence technology claims to show Lebanon's capital burning after Israeli air strikes.

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World's major cities have not agreed to ban meat, dairy and cars

A 2019 report is being misrepresented for a spurious claim that the world's major cities, including Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland, have committed to banning meat, dairy and private cars.

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No, face mask mandates don't violate Nuremberg Code

A medical ethics code created to prevent a repeat of atrocities committed by Nazi doctors is being falsely applied to face mask mandates.

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Viral 'Hezbollah HQ' bombing compilation is actually old footage

Experts say accounts repurposing war footage online are often searching for clicks, and are increasing polarisation.

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Arthritis cream certification claim is unbee-lievable

Consumers risk being stung by false claims that a bee venom cream advertised on social media has been certified by top medical institutions.

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Vaccines do not contain aborted fetal cells

Social media posts claiming some vaccines contain aborted fetal tissue are based on a misunderstanding of how vaccines are manufactured.

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Fake Kamala Harris ad promotes insurance, not abortion rights

A video showing a child trashing a house is not a Kamala Harris campaign ad promoting abortion rights, as social media users claim.

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Claim famous rock still at same sea level after 400 years is misleading

Social media posts about the sea level at a US monument supposedly marking where some early English colonists first set foot in North America don't mention that it has been moved multiple times.

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No, UN Pact for the Future is not WHO pandemic treaty in disguise

False claims about the World Health Organization's pandemic treaty have resurfaced following the United Nations' Summit for the Future event in September.

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Nationals leader wrong to say over 50pct of beer price is tax

David Littleproud wants a pause on beer excise duties, but his claim about the current rate of tax at the pub is off the mark.

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No truth to UN Pact for the Future claims in viral video

An American anti-vaccination osteopath has included baseless claims about the United Nation's Pact for the Future in a post on social media.

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Middle East escalation spawns flurry of falsehoods

Iran's rocket attack on Israel has sparked a fresh wave of disinformation on social media.

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Anti-Islamophobia envoy can't 'prosecute' people for insulting Islam

Social media posts are wrongly claiming the Albanese Labor government's new special anti-Islamophobia envoy has prosecutorial powers.

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Mixed results for Barnaby Joyce's wind farm decommissioning claim

The Nationals MP correctly stated that farmers could be left to pay decommissioning costs, but his claim that contracts reveal landholders are responsible is problematic.

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Song claimed to celebrate pager explosions is from the 1990s

An old Saudi Arabian pop song may mention pagers, but it is not a reaction to the recent explosions of handheld devices in Lebanon, despite claims online.

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Word game and brainteaser scams sweeping Facebook

Scammers are using word games and number puzzles with supposed prizes to trick Facebook users into visiting suspicious websites.

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Claim about Maori's customary marine title powers misleads

A NZ lobby group claims the granting of customary marine titles means Maori groups can wantonly prevent people from fishing and visiting the beach, but that's not right.

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No, nations aren't ceding sovereignty by signing UN's Pact for the Future

A new United Nations pact does not include any new powers or override nations' sovereignty, contrary to claims being shared on social media.

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Claim drugs with zero toxicity wouldn't become medication misses the mark

A social media user has suggested that LD40 laboratory tests are a prerequisite for prescription regulation, which misrepresents the process behind drug approvals.

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