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A social media post is using an old news report about an Australian Army training exercise to falsely claim PNG troop ha...
18/07/2025

A social media post is using an old news report about an Australian Army training exercise to falsely claim PNG troop have joined Israel in multi-nation joint force.

False. The footage shows an Australian Army training exercise unrelated to the Middle East conflict, and Israel wasn't involved.

Experts say claims about dandelion tea on leukaemia are misleading, as no studies have been conducted on human patients....
18/07/2025

Experts say claims about dandelion tea on leukaemia are misleading, as no studies have been conducted on human patients.

AAP FACTCHECK - A study has not proven that dandelion tea can kill 96 per cent of leukaemia cells in 48 hours, despite claims on social media.

Social media users are sharing false claims by a notorious disseminator of misinformation to argue COVID vaccinations ca...
17/07/2025

Social media users are sharing false claims by a notorious disseminator of misinformation to argue COVID vaccinations cause so-called 'VAIDS' in children.

AAP FACTCHECK - A study has not discovered a link between COVID-19 vaccines and so-called "vaccine-acquired immune deficiency syndrome" (VAIDS), despite claims on social media.

Celebrities Jason Statham and Simon Cowell have not died, despite Facebook posts falsely announcing their demise.
16/07/2025

Celebrities Jason Statham and Simon Cowell have not died, despite Facebook posts falsely announcing their demise.

AAP FACTCHECK - Celebrity death hoaxes are spreading rapidly across social media in what experts suspect is an attempt to generate engagement for online advertising.

A social media post falsely claims investment firm BlackRock owns all four of Australia's major banks.
15/07/2025

A social media post falsely claims investment firm BlackRock owns all four of Australia's major banks.

AAP FACTCHECK - Australia's big four banks are not owned by the investment company BlackRock, contrary to a viral social media claim.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appears to have been confused with a top UN expert on Palestine in social media claims a...
15/07/2025

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appears to have been confused with a top UN expert on Palestine in social media claims about a US entry ban.

AAP FACTCHECK - Social media posts claiming Anthony Albanese will be banned from entering the US have got the wrong Albanese.

A website is selling weight loss products that have not been approved by the New Zealand Ministry of Health, despite cla...
15/07/2025

A website is selling weight loss products that have not been approved by the New Zealand Ministry of Health, despite claims on social media.

AAP FACTCHECK - A page promoting weight loss products is falsely claiming a supposedly New Zealand-made patch has been approved by the country's regulators.

A report published by a global think tank has been misrepresented in a social media video to spread false claims about t...
14/07/2025

A report published by a global think tank has been misrepresented in a social media video to spread false claims about the origins of climate change.

False. Evidence of climate change existed prior to 1991 and quotes from the organisation's report have been cherry-picked.

Videos are circulating on social media that contain AI-generated content and falsely claim Tesla is selling an electric ...
10/07/2025

Videos are circulating on social media that contain AI-generated content and falsely claim Tesla is selling an electric motorhome for $17,000.

AAP FACTCHECK - Artificial intelligence-generated content is being used in dozens of social media videos that falsely claim Tesla has built an electric motorhome with a $17,000 price tag.

Amid Labor's super tax proposal, Andrew Bragg and Jane Hume are claiming there has never been a tax on unrealised gains ...
08/07/2025

Amid Labor's super tax proposal, Andrew Bragg and Jane Hume are claiming there has never been a tax on unrealised gains in Australian history, but experts say such taxes have been, and are, in place.

AAP FACTCHECK - Liberal Party senators are falsely claiming there has never been a tax on unrealised gains or "paper profits" in Australian history.

A wave of AI-generated content about the British royal family is getting millions of views on social media, as experts s...
08/07/2025

A wave of AI-generated content about the British royal family is getting millions of views on social media, as experts say it's becoming cheaper and easier to produce deepfakes.

AAP FACTCHECK - The British royal family is being targeted by deepfakes generated with artificial intelligence on social media in what experts say is an attempt to generate advertising revenue.

With Wimbledon underway, several pages are serving up misleading or false content about tennis stars.
08/07/2025

With Wimbledon underway, several pages are serving up misleading or false content about tennis stars.

AAP FACTCHECK - As tennis stars line up at Wimbledon, pages are returning serve with fake stories galore in an attempt to garner clicks and revenue.

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