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AAP Newswire

Australia’s national news agency, delivering a continuous stream of breaking news, information and images direct to clients. Ready-to-use on all platforms and channels, our news service sets the standard for accuracy, reliability and impartiality.

Pagemasters

Pagemasters is a global provider of sub-editing, listings and imaging services. Our highly-skilled editors provide complete media production services to metropolitan and regional newspapers, websites, magazines, sporting bodies and education sectors.

Medianet

The leading provider of media intelligence and communication solutions, AAP Medianet's Distribution and Database services connect organisations with Australian media professionals to achieve their PR and communication goals.

Megaform

Megaform supplies racing data and content for gallops, greyhounds and harness to hundreds of form guides and websites around Australia. Fields, form, comment, results and much more. Our racing data is trusted, accurate and reliable.

AAP Photos

Breaking news, feature and stock photography, delivered at speed and on-demand. Quality-controlled and curated by our network of professional photographers and editors, coverage focuses on national and world events, sport, entertainment and lifestyle.

Mediaverse

Australia’s leading media analysis agency providing bespoke media intelligence and reputation tracking for Australia’s largest organisations. Our team of media experts deliver data-driven insights to help clients make strategic decisions, manage reputation and leverage trends.

AAP Directories

Australia's leading publisher of biographical data, records and media guides. Research, target and connect with key Australian contacts and companies in media, government institutions, organisations and associations.

AAP Studio

AAP Studio is a team of big thinkers, strategists, designers and problem solvers. Drawing on AAP's broad range of editorial and creative resources, Studio delivers engaging content and thoughtful design solutions for brands and publishers.

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Social media claims

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No, this is not "the real reason" Australia Day is celebrated on January 26

The date for Australia Day is controversial but a social media post claims the reason January 26 is the date for national celebrations has been "lost", misunderstood or twisted by the media.

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"Crucified" photo is not of actual Armenian event

An image purporting to be a "real" historical photo of a World War I-era atrocity is being shared on Australian and overseas Facebook pages.

AAP is accredited by the Poynter Institute’s International Fact Checking Network and adheres to its rigorous protocols.

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Onion fears and fables overcooked but still beware for the dog

Onions might bring on tears but a Facebook post about their supposed health benefits and risks, and their dangers for dogs, seeks to bring on fears.

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Surfing brand Rip Curl is not looking for models on Instagram

A post on Instagram headlined "Ripcurl Model Application" is attracting a lot of shares and comments with an apparent call for "Models aged 11-21" to represent surfwear brand Rip Curl.

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Aussie-grown roses are rare on Valentine's Day but it's not because of the bushfires

As Valentine's Day approaches, a claim is spreading that Australian rose farms have been damaged by bushfires and so most of the nation's romantic roses will be imported.

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Hot cross buns spice essence "warning" to be taken with a grain of salt

Hot cross buns, those Easter treats that appear in supermarkets just after Christmas, are the subject of a social media post that raises fears about the health effects of a spicy ingredient.

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The 2019 novel coronavirus not more deadly than Ebola or HIV

A Facebook post claims that the current 2019 novel coronavirus is more deadly than HIV or Ebola but the statistics for these diseases say otherwise.

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Post makes false claims about coronavirus in foods, at train stations

As authorities work to contain the potentially fatal coronavirus in Australia, misinformation about the outbreak of disease that originated in Wuhan, China has spread quickly across social media.

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Greens and Labor did not sign 'Forest Protection Act' cutting rangers

Australia's brutal bushfire season might be easing but efforts to assign blame for the disaster continue to blaze on social media.

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The 2019 coronavirus is not a man-made combination of HIV and SARS viruses

The novel coronavirus has triggered multiple false and misleading claims about the origins of the disease outbreak across social media. A new claim is that the infection is a “man-made” combination of the HIV-1 virus and the SARS virus.

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No carbon contest between emissions-heavy humans and volcanoes

The claim that human-caused carbon emissions are a drop in the bucket compared to greenhouse gases from volcanoes has been making its way around the internet and social media for years.

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Dettol effective against known strains, not 2019 Novel Coronavirus

Social media users are questioning the origins of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus as it continues to spread after discovering that some Dettol cleaning products “kill” the human coronavirus.

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The WHO has not labelled coronavirus a plague and the virus has not killed 75,000 people

As cases of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus increase, information on the number of people infected and the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) response to the outbreak continues to spread on social media.

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Research does not say half of Australia's bushfires are deliberately lit

Australia's 2019/20 bushfire crisis has sparked many online arguments about the causes of the fires, including claims arsonists are behind many or a majority of the blazes.

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Did wombats shepherd other animals into their burrows during the bushfires?

With the Australian bushfire crisis still making global headlines, a number of social media posts have told of "reports" of wombats saving fellow wildlife by shepherding them into their burrows.

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A picture of the Australian bushfires or a sunset from a plane?

An image that purports to show the Australian bushfires from above the clouds has been shared more than 3000 times on Facebook alongside a claim that it is “not a sunrise or sunset photo”.

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The burning truth about the Greens’ bushfire risk policy

As bushfires continue to rage across Australia, a Facebook post claims the Greens changed their policy on back-burning in November 2019.

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Burning Three Sisters photo is not from 2019 NSW bushfires

With devastating bushfires burning across NSW, a widely-shared Facebook post shows the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, engulfed in smoke as a fire burns through the national park.

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What London’s mayor really said about terror attacks and big cities

A Facebook post highlights a quote by London Mayor Sadiq Khan on terror attacks being “part and parcel of living in a big city” and makes a comparison with the Japanese capital Tokyo.

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Is Australia’s last frozen vegetable company close to closing?

The future of Australian-grown frozen vegetables is attracting significant social media attention, with a Facebook post claiming the only Australian company producing these goods is “not far from closing”.

AAP is accredited by the Poynter Institute’s International Fact Checking Network and adheres to its rigorous protocols.

Latest news claims

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Dutton's McKenzie defence fails audit test

Did deputy Nationals leader Bridget McKenzie fund programs that were recommended for funding?

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Did the NSW government cut $12.9 million from Fire and Rescue NSW’s funding in the 2019-20 budget?

"The 2019/20 budget cut of $12.9 million to recurrent expenditure on top of $21 million of savings to be found for the government's Labour Expense Cap is crippling FRNSW."

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Has the level of casual employment in the Australian workforce not changed for two decades?

“The claim that the workforce is now excessively casualised is simply not true. The level of casualisation hasn’t changed for about 20 years.”

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Are dairy farmers receiving just 1.4 cents from a 10 cent per litre milk levy by the major supermarkets?

“Coles and Woolies, they said look we’ll put 10 cents a litre on for the milk and we’ll give it to the dairy farmers. Well I’ve just found out that the dairy farmers get 1.4 cents of that." One Nation leader Pauline Hanson. October 10, 2019.

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Do Australians spend twice as much on superannuation fees as they do on electricity?

“Australians spend twice as much on superannuation fees as we do on electricity - some $30 billion a year.” Labor Assistant Minister for Treasury spokesman Andrew Leigh. September 30, 2019.