AAP FactCheck Articles

NZ's first settler theory is 'absolutely wrong'

A Facebook user has sought to dig up an old theory that Maori were not the first people to settle in NZ.

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Lobby's law reform claim doesn't stand up to scrutiny

A post claims parents who urge caution to children who are questioning their gender or sexuality will be deemed to have broken the law under a proposal.

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Tree coverage claim leaves out the facts

A social media post conflates urban tree loss with how global temperatures are measured.

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Pakistani interference claim in Fiji election doesn't pass muster

With Fijians set to go to the polls, an article has emerged claiming an Islamabad-based company conducted the Pacific nation's previous election.

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NZ spy agency claim is 'gross misinformation'

A US-based social media channel has sought to warn its followers of a "really troubling" development in New Zealand.

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Water vapour global warming claim is all steam

A string of social media posts claim water vapour is responsible for rising global temperatures.

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Brazilian 'protest' video flagged as misinformation

A viral video claims to be of a huge protest held on November 15. But all is not as it seems...

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Dog slaughter claim is barking mad

A well-known spreader of misinformation has sent pet lovers into a frenzy by claiming a mass cull has been proposed.

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Macca's diesel charger claim is running on empty

A Facebook video claims that an EV charging station in the Nullarbor is powered by diesel fuel.

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Fijian fraud claim gets vote of no confidence

With the Pacific nation's election looming, a post misinforms about postal voting application forms.

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Post misinterprets stillbirths data to push wild claim

A social media post misrepresents reporting system data to suggests a sudden increase in stillbirths/miscarriages.

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Satirical TikTok video lost on freedom group

Followers of a freedom group have reacted with horror at the suggestion the army should be brought in to forcibly vaccinate people. But not all is as it seems...

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Doctor deaths claim an unproven conspiracy

A video circulating on social media wildly misrepresents causes of death of Canadian doctors in an attempt to link the fatalities to the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Blogger bungles analysis of Swiss COVID figures

An activist has used Swiss data in an attempt to prove a controversial drug is an effective treatment for COVID.

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The shoe fits on Plibersek's material footprint claim

The federal environment minister says Australia has to do more to reduce the amount of resources the nation uses.

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Facebook users burned by prank BBQ billboards

It has been claimed a barbecue shop used a derogatory term to refer to Liberal Party members in a billboard campaign.

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Danish author lost in the woods on renewables

A Danish author misinterprets International Energy Agency data to claim most of the world's renewable energy comes from wood.

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Sale of body parts is ill-informed nonsense

A group's Instagram meme is spreading misinformation about the supposed sale of body parts from aborted babies.

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Former MP misleads with births figure claim

Social media users have linked the rollout of the COVID vaccine to a supposed 70 per cent fall in births in Australia.

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Psst! Vaccine ingredients are not a secret and are required by law

A social media post claims there is secrecy surrounding the contents of Pfizer's COVID vaccine.

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