The unfounded claims appear to be entirely based on videos and images circulating online.

Restrictions on leaving home and rules about mask wearing legally don't apply, some social media users suggest.

While a draft plan was ditched in response to widespread opposition, the legislation was not abandoned as suggested by some online.

Social media posts attempt to link an Australian agreement with Poland for extra vaccines to an earlier example of fake doses being offered for sale.

An unlikely story about withdrawing US marines manning the fast food outlet has been attributed to an Australian journalist.

A social media post attempts to discourage parents from allowing their children to be vaccinated by highlighting a rare condition linked to inoculation.

A post claims to show a scientific facility in Alaska when really it's a disused missile-detection system near Chernobyl.

Social media posts attach some far-fetched properties to jewellery made from a black mineral found only in Russia.

The colourful image has been widely shared on social media - but some posts misrepresent what it truly depicts.

Viral posts feature comments from a Canadian doctor suggesting the COVID-19 vaccines lead to "inevitable" vascular problems.

A recent tribunal ruling against the federal government is being used to argue all of its policies are legally unsound.

It's never too late to give up the habit, but a viral 'tip' on social media offers little help for nicotine addicts.

A photo widely shared on social media is on shaky ground when it comes to its claimed location.

A social media post overstates the role of the Defence during Sydney's current lockdown.

A meme claims a poll shows the majority of Australians are "anti-vaxxers" - but those results should come with a health check.

A post offers health advice based on the colour of a woman's period but experts say the characteristics described are subjective and simplified.

Social media is abuzz with misinformation following a US notification about the withdrawal of one test for COVID-19.

A social media post claims to shows a COVID protest when in fact it's a photo of Parisians celebrating the 2018 triumph.

A state health official misspoke during a recent press conference - leading to misleading posts and articles online.

More than 900 items were changed on the Medicare Benefits Schedule from July 1, but the heart scans weren't among them.