AAP FactCheck Articles
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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No, WHO has not ordered mpox 'mega lockdowns'
The World Health Organization has declared an outbreak of mpox is a global health emergency but it hasn't issued lockdown orders.
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UK government not closing all airports or banning beef, dairy
A five-year-old report is behind recent social media claims that the UK government wants most of its airports closed by 2030, and beef phased out entirely by 2049.
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No, photo does not show PM getting mpox vaccine
The image, posted by a parody account, actually shows Anthony Albanese receiving a COVID booster dose in 2022.
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Australians can't rely on US laws to avoid vehicle registration
Experts say Australians should steer clear of the notion put forward by social media users that foreign laws could get them out of registering their cars.
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Video manipulated to make Kamala Harris slur her words
Posts on Facebook imply the Democratic presidential candidate was drunk, but the clip has been cleverly manipulated.
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Women who 'don't have a butterfly tattoo' targeted by social media scammers
Women who don't have a very common tattoo are being targeted by social media users offering them thousands of dollars, but it's too good to be true.
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Faulty figures downplay human contribution to CO2 levels
Social media users are sharing broadcaster Alan Jones's claim that humans are responsible for just three per cent of the atmosphere's carbon dioxide, but experts say it's 10 times higher.
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Claimed link between mpox and COVID vaccines is 'scientifically baseless'
Social media users are falsely claiming that there is no mpox outbreak in Africa and that it is instead just an effort to cover up the mass of COVID-19 vaccine injuries.
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Scammers target Australians with fake Harvey Norman laptop giveaway
Facebook posts claim Australians can receive free laptops from the retail giant due to a 'sorting error', but they're a rort.
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No, you can't be complicit in war crimes simply by paying tax
A nonsense online theory claims it's illegal to pay tax if the government uses the money to contribute to genocide and illegal wars, but experts say it's bunkum.
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