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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.
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Data contradicts MP's claim investment has 'fallen off a cliff'
A senior Liberal MP has claimed investment has fallen off a cliff under Labor, but that's at odds with what official figures show.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
A senior Liberal MP has claimed investment has fallen off a cliff under Labor, but that's at odds with what official figures show.
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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.
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False claims spread about powers of Indigenous assembly
Social media users are claiming an Indigenous body in Victoria will control government decisions and veto appointments, but that's wrong.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Social media users are claiming an Indigenous body in Victoria will control government decisions and veto appointments, but that's wrong.
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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.
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Experts rubbish claim that half of Australia is on welfare
Social media users are claiming half the country is on welfare, but experts say the true figure is closer to one-in-five.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Social media users are claiming half the country is on welfare, but experts say the true figure is closer to one-in-five.
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Misleading claims about a supposed ban on gas barbecues in Australia's most populous city are circulating online.
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Overheated claims about gas barbecues mislead
Misleading claims about a supposed ban on gas barbecues in Australia's most populous city are circulating online.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Misleading claims about a supposed ban on gas barbecues in Australia's most populous city are circulating online.
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A hospital's triage policy for Indigenous patients has been misrepresented online as prioritising race over medical emergencies.
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Claims misrepresent hospital's Indigenous ED policy
A hospital's triage policy for Indigenous patients has been misrepresented online as prioritising race over medical emergencies.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
A hospital's triage policy for Indigenous patients has been misrepresented online as prioritising race over medical emergencies.
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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.
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Christmas markets alive and well despite false claims of mass closures
Social media users are claiming that hundreds of festive markets across Germany have been cancelled over terror fears, but this is false.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Social media users are claiming that hundreds of festive markets across Germany have been cancelled over terror fears, but this is false.
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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.
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No truth behind claim that dollar move was unlawful
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.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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.
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Disinformation about missing children is being spread on social media in an apparent attempt to drive engagement to external websites.
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False posts exploit missing children cases online
Disinformation about missing children is being spread on social media in an apparent attempt to drive engagement to external websites.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Disinformation about missing children is being spread on social media in an apparent attempt to drive engagement to external websites.
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False claims about the identity of the alleged Huntingdon train stabbing attacker are being shared on social media.
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Immigrants falsely linked to UK train stabbing
False claims about the identity of the alleged Huntingdon train stabbing attacker are being shared on social media.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:21 AM
False claims about the identity of the alleged Huntingdon train stabbing attacker are being shared on social media.
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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.
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China farmland ownership map is way off the mark
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.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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.
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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.
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Migration isn't hiding deaths linked to vaccines: experts
Experts say a false claim about mass immigration covering up deaths linked to COVID-19 jabs is based on flawed logic.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Experts say a false claim about mass immigration covering up deaths linked to COVID-19 jabs is based on flawed logic.
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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.
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No, satellite image didn't show 'giant energy waves' over Australia
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.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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.
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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.
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Kenyan commuters misrepresented as migrants entering Europe
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.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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.
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Social media users are sharing false claims about Japan's immigration policy, days after a new prime minister was sworn in.
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New Japan PM hasn't announced mass deportations ministry
Social media users are sharing false claims about Japan's immigration policy, days after a new prime minister was sworn in.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Social media users are sharing false claims about Japan's immigration policy, days after a new prime minister was sworn in.
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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.
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Video of Spanish coup a case of AI imagination
A series of carefully placed emojis provides a key clue about the AI's origin of a video appearing to show Spanish soldiers storming the country's congress.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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.
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Experts say a social media post attempting to question global warming has mistakenly assumed that carbon dioxide can only transmit heat in one direction.
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False 'heat only rises' claim defies climate science
Experts say a social media post attempting to question global warming has mistakenly assumed that carbon dioxide can only transmit heat in one direction.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Experts say a social media post attempting to question global warming has mistakenly assumed that carbon dioxide can only transmit heat in one direction.
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Social media users are continuing to use border crossing data to measure migration, despite warnings from the public body behind the figures.
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Border crossing data not an accurate measure of migration
Social media users are continuing to use border crossing data to measure migration, despite warnings from the public body behind the figures.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Social media users are continuing to use border crossing data to measure migration, despite warnings from the public body behind the figures.
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Swimmer Kyle Chalmers is being targeted by a raft of false claims on social media about his views on LGBTQI athletes.
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Chalmers latest target of fake LGBTQI posts on Facebook
Swimmer Kyle Chalmers is being targeted by a raft of false claims on social media about his views on LGBTQI athletes.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Swimmer Kyle Chalmers is being targeted by a raft of false claims on social media about his views on LGBTQI athletes.
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Days after Mollie O'Callaghan broke the world 200m freestyle short-course world record, the Australian swimmer has again been targeted by fake news.
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World record holder O'Callaghan targeted again in fake news
Days after Mollie O'Callagan broke the world 200m freestyle short-course world record, the Australian swimmer has again been targeted by fake news.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Days after Mollie O'Callaghan broke the world 200m freestyle short-course world record, the Australian swimmer has again been targeted by fake news.
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A series of videos of seismic disasters in multiple countries, dating back over a decade, is being falsely claimed on social media to show a recent US earthquake.
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Old disaster videos falsely shared as 'breaking' US earthquake footage
A series of videos of seismic disasters in multiple countries, dating back over a decade, is being falsely claimed on social media to show a recent US earthquake.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:11 AM
A series of videos of seismic disasters in multiple countries, dating back over a decade, is being falsely claimed on social media to show a recent US earthquake.
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They appear to be real, but the many faces calling on Australians to "fight, fight, fight" against a migrant "invasion" are, in fact, the product of AI.
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The AI avatars rallying Australians to their cause
They appear to be real but the many faces calling on Australians to
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October 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
They appear to be real, but the many faces calling on Australians to "fight, fight, fight" against a migrant "invasion" are, in fact, the product of AI.
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Posts and engagement bait articles are making false claims about supposed new nationwide legislation targeting hungry and thirsty drivers.
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No, eating and drinking while driving hasn't been recently outlawed
Posts and engagement bait articles are making false claims about supposed new nationwide legislation targeting hungry and thirsty drivers.
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October 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Posts and engagement bait articles are making false claims about supposed new nationwide legislation targeting hungry and thirsty drivers.
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Social media users are falsely claiming that Robert Irwin criticised "forced symbolism" at a Sydney event, refusing to wear an LGBTQI pin.
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Claims Robert Irwin refused LGBTQI pin are fake
Social media users are falsely claiming that Robert Irwin criticised
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October 21, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Social media users are falsely claiming that Robert Irwin criticised "forced symbolism" at a Sydney event, refusing to wear an LGBTQI pin.
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The internet safety regulator says it doesn't have any role in policing "commentary, defamation, hurt feelings or trivial memes or disputes" on social media.
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Watchdog did not label climate change, Netflix posts 'hate speech'
The internet safety regulator says it doesn't have any role in policing
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October 21, 2025 at 5:30 AM
The internet safety regulator says it doesn't have any role in policing "commentary, defamation, hurt feelings or trivial memes or disputes" on social media.
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