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A video falsely claimed to show migrants entering Europe by boat on social media is actually just an ordinary evening scene in an East African city. aap.com.au/factcheck/keny…

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An image of Australia captured by a malfunctioning satellite is being shared on social media with false claims that it shows a mysterious force coming from the south. aap.com.au/factcheck/no-s…

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The word “apartheid” has been used a lot online in discussions about Victoria’s Treaty with First Peoples, but it has a very specific historical and legal meaning that doesn’t apply here.

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Experts say a false claim about mass immigration covering up deaths linked to COVID-19 jabs is based on flawed logic. aap.com.au/factcheck/migr…

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A series of carefully placed emojis provides a key clue about the AI's origins of a video appearing to show Spanish soldiers storming the country's congress. aap.com.au/factcheck/vide…

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A map on social media falsely suggests the area of Australian farmland owned by Chinese investors is at least 10 times larger than it actually is. aap.com.au/factcheck/chin…

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False claims about the identity of the alleged Huntingdon train stabbing attacker are being shared on social media. aap.com.au/factcheck/immi…

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A shadow minister is claiming the Albanese government has brought in more yoga teachers than builders, but official data shows that's way off. aap.com.au/factcheck/no-g…

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Disinformation about missing children is being spread on social media in an apparent attempt to drive engagement to external websites. aap.com.au/factcheck/fals…

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Some online are claiming electoral fraud in New York’s mayoral election after Zohran Mamdani’s win, pointing to a variety of "anomalies" on the ballot as proof. But these so-called "anomalies" aren’t signs of fraud, they’re normal parts of how New York’s elections work.

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A widely shared social media video claims Australia's shift from pounds to a decimalised dollar in the 1960s was unlawful, but that's false. aap.com.au/factcheck/no-t…

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Social media users are claiming that hundreds of festive markets across Germany have been cancelled over terror fears, but this is false. aap.com.au/factcheck/chri…

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A fake quote claiming Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi called for Anzac Day to be “smashed to pieces” has been circulating again on social media. But it’s not real, the quote came from a parody X account impersonating her earlier this year.

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A hospital's triage policy for Indigenous patients has been misrepresented online as prioritising race over medical emergencies. aap.com.au/factcheck/clai…

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Misleading claims about a supposed ban on gas barbecues in Australia's most populous city are circulating online. aap.com.au/factcheck/over…

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Social media users are claiming half the country is on welfare, but experts say the true figure is closer to one-in-five. aap.com.au/factcheck/expe…

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Social media users are claiming an Indigenous body in Victoria will control government decisions and veto appointments, but that's wrong. aap.com.au/factcheck/fals…

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A hospital's triage policy for Indigenous patients has been misrepresented online as prioritising race over medical emergencies. aap.com.au/factcheck/clai…

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A senior Liberal MP has claimed investment has fallen off a cliff under Labor, but that's at odds with what official figures show. aap.com.au/factcheck/data…

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Social media users are claiming an Indigenous body in Victoria will control government decisions and veto appointments, but that's wrong. aap.com.au/factcheck/fals…