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201 | 49,404 | 3,150 | A Tasmanian tiger was photographed by a tourist holidaying in Tasmania. | 2024-06-04T00:00:00 | James Mcmanagan | Australian Associated Press | false. experts say the images are a hoax, with anatomical inconsistencies and no credible photo verification or factual corroboration. | Experts eradicate claim photos show real Tasmanian tiger | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/experts-eradicate-claim-photos-show-real-tasmanian-tiger/ | false |
202 | 49,110 | 3,151 | Proposed laws will allow Queensland authorities to order social media users to remove any content they don't like. | 2024-06-06T00:00:00 | James Mcmanagan | Australian Associated Press | false. the bill would only allow police to order social media platforms to remove content depicting certain criminal acts, posted for specific purposes. | Qld bill won't authorise 'arbitrary censorship' on social media | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/bill-wont-let-state-govt-delete-social-media-posts-it-doesnt-like/ | false |
203 | 49,844 | 148 | Rubbing hydrogen peroxide on your skin can cure cancer. | 2024-06-06T00:00:00 | Tom Wark | Australian Associated Press | false. rubbing hydrogen peroxide on the skin is not an effective cancer treatment and can be actively harmful. | Rubbing antiseptic ingredient on skin won't cure cancer | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-evidence-hydrogen-peroxide-or-alkaline-water-cure-cancer/ | false |
204 | 50,257 | 3,152 | Tubular clouds seen over NSW were dangerous 'chemtrails' released from an aircraft. | 2024-06-07T00:00:00 | James Mcmanagan | Australian Associated Press | false. the clouds were a rare naturally occurring weather phenomenon. | Sydney roll clouds were not 'chemtrails' | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/sydney-roll-clouds-were-not-chemtrails/ | false |
205 | 49,072 | 3,153 | Australia will make misogynistic speech on social media a criminal offence. | 2024-06-07T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the government plans to criminalise doxxing, deepfake pornography and privacy abuse, but not online misogynistic speech. | Aust to ban doxxing and deepfake porn, not 'misogynistic speech' | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/aust-to-ban-doxxing-and-deepfake-porn-not-misogynistic-speech/ | false |
206 | 49,011 | 3,154 | The World Bank has notified Western nations that they must completely abolish farming to achieve net zero emissions by 2030. | 2024-06-10T00:00:00 | Meghan Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the world bank's report presents solutions to cut global agricultural emissions, but abolishing farming is not one of them. | Abolition of farming not on the World Bank agenda | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/abolition-of-farming-not-on-the-world-bank-agenda/ | false |
207 | 49,223 | 3,155 | The World Economic Forum has ordered governments to arrest people who deny climate change is happening. | 2024-06-10T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. the person said to have made the statement is not associated with the wef, and he did not say climate change deniers should be arrested. | Climate change deniers not at risk of WEF arrest | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/climate-change-deniers-not-at-risk-of-wef-arrest/ | false |
208 | 49,305 | 3,156 | A video shows former ASX chief executive Dominic Stevens spruiking a WhatsApp investment advice group. | 2024-06-10T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the video is a deepfake generated using artificial intelligence tools. | Deepfake of former ASX boss reappears on Facebook | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/deepfake-of-former-asx-boss-reappears-on-facebook/ | false |
209 | 49,535 | 1,541 | Germany has changed the law to decriminalise the possession of child pornography. | 2024-06-13T00:00:00 | Blair Simpson-Wise | Australian Associated Press | false. possessing child sexual abuse material remains a crime in germany. | German law changes won't decriminalise child sexual abuse content | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/german-law-changes-wont-decriminalise-child-sexual-abuse-content/ | false |
210 | 49,260 | 1,358 | A study found face masks did not help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and even increased the chances of getting infected. | 2024-06-13T00:00:00 | Tom Wark | Australian Associated Press | misleading. the study found wearing masks reduced the risk of infection in the early stages of the pandemic but became less effective after omicron. | COVID-19 face mask study findings misinterpreted online | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/covid-19-face-mask-study-findings-misinterpreted-online/ | misleading |
211 | 49,220 | 3,157 | The World Health Organization runs the world's 5G network. | 2024-06-14T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. no single organisation controls the 5g network, which was developed by multiple technology companies and research institutions. | Claims WHO runs 5G network are 'nonsense' | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/claims-who-runs-5g-network-are-nonsense/ | false |
212 | 49,937 | 3,158 | The Moriori, Patupaiarehe, Waitaha and "Marungarunga" peoples arrived in New Zealand before the Maori people. | 2024-06-17T00:00:00 | Unknown | Australian Associated Press | false. overwhelming evidence demonstrates maori were the first humans to inhabit nz. | No truth to myth that Maori were not New Zealand's first people | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-truth-to-myth-that-maori-were-not-new-zealands-first-people/ | false |
213 | 49,064 | 3,159 | Julian Assange said WikiLeaks has evidence that Barack Obama operated a child sex abuse ring at the White House. | 2024-06-18T00:00:00 | Blair Simpson-Wise | Australian Associated Press | false. assange said no such thing. | Assange did not say WikiLeaks had evidence of Obama paedophile ring | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/assange-did-not-say-wikileaks-had-evidence-of-obama-paedophile-ring/ | false |
214 | 49,722 | 1,045 | A photo shows a mine producing lithium for electric cars. | 2024-06-19T00:00:00 | James Mcmanagan | Australian Associated Press | false. the photo shows a gold mine. | Meme comparing petrol car and EV impacts mislabels mine | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/meme-comparing-petrol-car-and-ev-impacts-mislabels-mine/ | false |
215 | 49,669 | 3,160 | Build-A-Bear Workshop has released a limited edition devil bear. | 2024-06-19T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the images of the devil bear are satire, not a real product being sold by the company. | Kids' demonic Build-A-Bear toys nothing more than devilish satire | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/kids-demonic-build-a-bear-toys-nothing-more-than-devilish-satire/ | false |
216 | 49,827 | 3,161 | The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the same today as it was 150 years ago. | 2024-05-16T00:00:00 | Kate Atkinson | Australian Associated Press | false. atmospheric carbon dioxide has increased from 0.029 per cent in 1873 to 0.042 per cent in 2023. | No, CO2 levels not the same as they were in the 1870s | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-co2-levels-not-the-same-as-they-were-in-the-1870s-2/ | false |
217 | 49,929 | 3,162 | TikTok is now banned in Australia. | 2024-05-17T00:00:00 | Tom Wark | Australian Associated Press | false. tiktok has not been banned in australia. | No, TikTok has not been banned in Australia | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-tiktok-has-not-been-banned-in-australia-2/ | false |
218 | 50,172 | 3,163 | A video shows high-profile Australians promoting alternative health treatments. | 2024-05-17T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. the content has been faked with the use of ai technology. | Scammers use AI to fake health endorsements | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/scammers-use-ai-to-fake-health-endorsements/ | false |
219 | 49,063 | 3,164 | The recent Aurora Australis and Borealis displays were produced by the HAARP facility in Alaska. | 2024-05-18T00:00:00 | James Mcmanagan | Australian Associated Press | false. the auroral displays were created by a geomagnetic storm. the haarp facility is not powerful enough to create such displays. | Artificial global aurora claims about HAARP not so bright | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/artificial-global-aurora-claims-not-so-bright/ | false |
220 | 49,098 | 3,165 | A video of men covered in fake blood shows Palestinians are faking war injuries. | 2024-05-20T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. the video shows a medical training exercise at gaza university in 2018. | Old videos resurfaced to fuel baseless 'Pallywood' claim | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/baseless-gaza-crisis-actors-claim-returns/ | false |
221 | 49,747 | 3,166 | The pilot of the helicopter carrying Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi was an Israeli Mossad agent named Eli Kopter | 2024-05-20T00:00:00 | James Mcmanagan | Australian Associated Press | false. the claim was started as a joke and has been pushed by satirical social media accounts. | Misinformation spreads fear, confusion over Iranian president's helicopter crash | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/misinformation-spreads-fear-confusion-over-iranian-presidents-helicopter-crash/ | false |
222 | 50,139 | 3,167 | The Anzacs did not fight under the blue Australian flag, they fought under the Red Ensign. | 2024-05-21T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the blue australian flag, the red ensign and the union jack were all used by the anzacs. | Red flags raised over Anzacs ensign claim | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/red-flags-raised-over-anzacs-ensign-claim/ | false |
223 | 49,946 | 3,168 | A video shows Yemen's Houthi rebels destroying a US Navy ship. | 2024-05-22T00:00:00 | James Mcmanagan | Australian Associated Press | false. the video is of a 2013 norwegian naval exercise. | No, video does not show Houthi rebels destroying US warship | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-video-does-not-show-houthi-rebels-destroying-us-warship/ | false |
224 | 49,468 | 3,169 | Anthony Albanese said he's received a congratulatory call from World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab on the passing of new digital ID laws. | 2024-05-24T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the claim originates from a parody x account. | False: Albanese did not get congratulatory call from Klaus Schwab | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/false-albanese-did-not-get-congratulatory-call-from-klaus-schwab/ | false |
225 | 49,857 | 3,170 | Martial law has been declared in New Caledonia. | 2024-05-24T00:00:00 | Kate Atkinson | Australian Associated Press | false. martial law has not been declared, but emergency powers have been granted. | No, French have not imposed martial law in New Caledonia | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-french-have-not-imposed-martial-law-in-new-caledonia/ | false |
226 | 49,899 | 3,171 | Anthony Albanese has declared he is ready to deploy Australian troops to quash protests in New Caledonia. | 2024-05-23T00:00:00 | Kate Atkinson | Australian Associated Press | false. mr albanese has made no such claim. | No, PM did not say he's ready to send troops to New Caledonia | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-pm-did-not-say-hes-ready-to-send-troops-to-new-caledonia/ | false |
227 | 50,131 | 3,172 | A video shows Rafah crisis actors creating propaganda footage to exaggerate war casualties. | 2024-05-23T00:00:00 | Blair Simpson-Wise | Australian Associated Press | false. the video is behind-the-scenes footage from a palestinian tv drama series. | Rafah offensive sparks fresh wave of 'Pallywood' claims | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/rafah-offensive-sparks-fresh-wave-of-pallywood-claims/ | false |
228 | 50,242 | 3,173 | A study proves 97.5 per cent of Jewish people in Israel have no genetic ties to the region. | 2024-05-24T00:00:00 | Blair Simpson-Wise | Australian Associated Press | false. the study did not test the genetics of jewish people in israel. | Study misrepresented in Jewish ancestry claim | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/study-misrepresented-in-jewish-ancestry-claim/ | false |
229 | 49,886 | 3,174 | The Scottish government has declared the words 'mother' and 'father' are hate speech. | 2024-05-27T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the government has made no such declaration. | No, 'mother, father' are not hate speech in Scotland | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-mother-father-are-not-hate-speech-in-scotland/ | false |
230 | 49,896 | 3,175 | Pfizer representatives told a senate hearing that employees in Australia received a materially different "special batch" of the COVID vaccine. | 2024-05-28T00:00:00 | Tom Wark | Australian Associated Press | false. the pfizer representatives said no such thing. | No, Pfizer bosses did not admit to giving workers materially different COVID vaccine | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-pfizer-bosses-did-not-admit-to-giving-workers-materially-different-covid-vaccine/ | false |
231 | 49,735 | 3,176 | Australia spends twice what Taiwan spends on defence, despite the two countries having similar-sized economies. | 2024-05-29T00:00:00 | Tom Wark | Australian Associated Press | mixture. the claim is only true when looking at a specific gdp measure, which experts say is problematic. | Military spend comparison problematic, say experts | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/military-spend-comparison-problematic-say-experts/ | partially true |
232 | 50,038 | 3,177 | Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned World War III will start if the US attacks Iran | 2024-04-19T00:00:00 | Nik Dirga | Australian Associated Press | false. a parody x/twitter post is being shared as if it were a legitimate statement from putin. | Parody mistaken as reality in Putin WWIII posts | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/parody-mistaken-as-reality-in-putin-wwiii-posts/ | false |
233 | 49,465 | 3,178 | Livestream footage of several locations in the Middle East is evidence the war in Gaza is fake. | 2024-04-23T00:00:00 | Meghan Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. gaza is not one of the locations shown on multiple livestream cameras. | Fake war claim is conspiratorial nonsense | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fake-war-claim-is-conspiratorial-nonsense/ | false |
234 | 50,229 | 3,179 | World Economic Forum boss Klaus Schwab has been hospitalised or arrested. | 2024-04-24T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. the claims are baseless rumours spread by clickbait disinformation websites. | Special forces raid claim is the stuff of fantasy | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/special-forces-raid-claim-is-the-stuff-of-fantasy/ | false |
235 | 49,451 | 3,180 | A Sydney bishop was stabbed in his church after exposing an elite pedophile ring. | 2024-04-24T00:00:00 | Blair Simpson-Wise | Australian Associated Press | false. the bishop did not expose a pedophile ring. | Fake news site links stabbing to debunked conspiracy | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fake-news-site-links-stabbing-to-debunked-conspiracy/ | false |
236 | 49,288 | 3,181 | A United Nations proposal will make misgendering people a crime against humanity. | 2024-04-26T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the proposal has nothing to do with misgendering and will not make it a crime against humanity. | Crime against humanity claim is 'hyperbolic nonsense' | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/crime-against-humanity-claim-is-hyperbolic-nonsense/ | false |
237 | 49,282 | 3,182 | Incredible works of art, stunning cakes and intricate sand sculptures have been pictured on social media. | 2024-04-26T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. the images are ai-generated. | Crackers AI clickbait causing confusion online | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/crackers-ai-clickbait-causing-confusion-online/ | false |
238 | 49,091 | 3,183 | The makers of Barbie have released a pregnant version of the Ken doll. | 2024-05-01T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the claims are based on a story from a satirical website. | Barbie's buddy is Kenough without pregnancy | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/barbies-buddy-is-kenough-without-pregnancy/ | false |
239 | 50,203 | 872 | Japan has proposed banning people who have received the COVID-19 vaccine from donating blood. | 2024-05-01T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. there is no such proposal and the claim is based on a misrepresentation of a pre-print study. | Shot of truth swiftly debunks blood ban claim | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/shot-of-truth-swiftly-debunks-blood-ban-claim/ | false |
240 | 49,788 | 3,184 | The 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony featured a giant figure of death holding a needle. | 2024-05-02T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the figure was the wand-wielding nemesis of harry potter, voldemort. | Needle-waving death figure is actually Voldemort | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/needle-waving-death-figure-is-actually-voldemort/ | false |
241 | 49,302 | 3,185 | US authorities changed the process for death certificate reporting exclusively for COVID. | 2024-05-03T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the process for death certification has remained largely unchanged since 1939. | Death certificate change claim is dead wrong | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/death-certificate-change-claim-is-dead-wrong/ | false |
242 | 49,786 | 3,186 | White people need permission to enter native title land in Australia. | 2024-05-03T00:00:00 | Nik Dirga | Australian Associated Press | mostly false. indigenous people do not have the power to exclude for the majority of native title land. | Native title nonsense rears its head | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/native-title-nonsense-rears-its-head/ | partially true |
243 | 49,244 | 3,187 | World leaders at a 1994 United Nations conference agreed to reduce the world population to 800 million by the year 2030. | 2024-05-03T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. no such agreement exists. | Conspiracies swirl around UN population talks | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/conspiracies-swirl-around-un-population-talks/ | false |
244 | 49,124 | 3,188 | Forbes magazine has named Iran's Supreme Leader as the world's most powerful man on its cover. | 2024-05-03T00:00:00 | Nik Dirga | Australian Associated Press | false. forbes has made no such announcement. the magazine cover is fake. | Bogus Forbes cover is a supreme misleader | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/bogus-forbes-cover-is-a-supreme-misleader/ | false |
245 | 49,033 | 3,189 | Historic buildings in Sydney and Melbourne were constructed by the long-lost Tartarian empire. | 2024-05-03T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the history of the buildings is well documented. tartaria is a fictitious online conspiracy. | Ancient empire's link to historic buildings is a delusion | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/ancient-empires-link-to-historic-buildings-is-a-delusion/ | false |
246 | 50,039 | 2,620 | Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said "free speech is a dangerous tool". | 2024-05-10T00:00:00 | Kate Atkinson | Australian Associated Press | false. the quote is from a parody social media account. | Parody PM deceives with free speech furphy | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/parody-pm-deceives-with-free-speech-furphy/ | false |
247 | 50,310 | 3,190 | Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan announced Aboriginal people will be exempt from state taxes. | 2024-05-10T00:00:00 | Kate Atkinson | Australian Associated Press | false. the premier has made no such announcement. | Treaty tax exemption claim is total trash | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/treaty-tax-exemption-claim-is-total-trash/ | false |
248 | 49,819 | 3,191 | The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a paper on myocarditis after COVID vaccination but redacted every page. | 2024-04-04T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the cited document was not a study but instead internal cdc communications exempt from us freedom of information laws. | No, 'bombshell' vaccine study was not redacted | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-bombshell-vaccine-study-was-not-redacted/ | false |
249 | 50,005 | 3,192 | Footage shows US and German forces arriving at the Ukraine border for a NATO exercise. | 2024-04-05T00:00:00 | Tom Wark | Australian Associated Press | false. the footage is from various sources, none of which are related to the war in ukraine. | Old footage rehashed for nonsense NATO claim | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/old-footage-rehashed-for-nonsense-nato-claim/ | false |
250 | 49,439 | 3,193 | Bank transaction notifications show vast sums of money made by financial trader Maria Marcal. | 2024-04-05T00:00:00 | Meghan Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the notifications are fake as are pictures of the supposed trader. | Fake clients and cash used to deceive Facebook users | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fake-clients-and-cash-used-to-deceive-facebook-users/ | false |
251 | 49,115 | 3,194 | Bank transaction notifications show vast sums of money made by financial trader Joni Halverson. | 2024-04-05T00:00:00 | Meghan Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the notifications are fake as are pictures of the supposed trader. | Bitcoin trading 'mentor' mines for gullible investors | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/bitcoin-trading-mentor-mines-for-gullible-investors/ | false |
252 | 49,071 | 3,195 | Bank transaction notifications show vast sums of money made by financial trader Kiran Jason. | 2024-04-08T00:00:00 | Meghan Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the notifications are fake as are pictures of the supposed trader. | Aussies, Kiwis targeted in crypto deception | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/aussies-kiwis-targeted-in-crypto-deception/ | false |
253 | 50,301 | 3,196 | Facebook users have shared glowing testimonies of a New Zealand-born financial trader called Bliss Anna Prolific. | 2024-04-08T00:00:00 | Meghan Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. photos of the 'trader' and images used as proof of happy clients have been taken from unrelated social media accounts. | 'Trader' uses poached pictures in deceptive posts | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/trader-uses-poached-pictures-in-deceptive-posts/ | false |
254 | 49,956 | 3,197 | Woolworths will no longer sell the charity fundraising Anzac biscuits. | 2024-04-09T00:00:00 | Bray Boland | Australian Associated Press | false. while the supermarket is not stocking the commemorative anzac day tins, it continues to sell the biscuits all year round. | No, Woolworths has not ditched Anzac Day, RSL | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-woolworths-has-not-ditched-anzac-day-rsl/ | false |
255 | 50,322 | 3,198 | Videos show a network of tunnels and bunkers under various NSW locations. | 2024-04-11T00:00:00 | Tom Wark | Australian Associated Press | false. the videos show abandoned sites from overseas and computer-generated images. | Truth shafted in 'secret' Sydney tunnel videos | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/truth-shafted-in-secret-sydney-tunnel-videos/ | false |
256 | 49,070 | 3,199 | Australia has signed a World Economic Forum treaty to close all banks and go cashless. | 2024-04-11T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. no such treaty exists. the claim comes from a clickbait disinformation website. | Aussie bank closure treaty is clickbait fake news | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/aussie-bank-closure-treaty-is-clickbait-fake-news/ | false |
257 | 49,376 | 3,200 | YouTube has declared it has a moral responsibility to rig the upcoming US election for incumbent president Joe Biden. | 2024-04-12T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. youtube has made no such statement and the claim originates from a headline on a conspiracy website. | Election rigging pledge claim is conspiratorial fantasy | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/election-rigging-pledge-claim-is-conspiratorial-fantasy/ | false |
258 | 49,859 | 469 | The German government has admitted there was no COVID pandemic. | 2024-04-12T00:00:00 | Tom Wark | Australian Associated Press | false. the claim is based on an article from a disinformation website. | No, German government has not said there was no pandemic | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-german-government-has-not-said-there-was-no-pandemic/ | false |
259 | 49,538 | 3,201 | Julia Gillard told immigrants to adapt to Christian, Australian values or else leave the country. | 2024-04-12T00:00:00 | Blair Simpson-Wise | Australian Associated Press | false. there's no record of ms gillard making any such statement. much of it can be traced to a us politician's 2001 newspaper opinion piece. | 'Get out of Australia' speech falsely attributed to former PM | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/get-out-of-australia-speech-falsely-attributed-to-former-pm/ | false |
260 | 49,491 | 3,202 | The man behind the Bondi Junction Westfield rampage has been identified as a Jewish or Islamic terrorist. | 2024-04-15T00:00:00 | Ben James;Marty Silk | Australian Associated Press | false. police have said the attack is not terrorism-related or linked to any ideology. | Falsehoods spread about identity of Bondi attacker | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/falsehoods-spread-about-identity-of-bondi-attacker/ | false |
261 | 49,456 | 3,203 | A media organisation changed its description of the Bondi attacker from a Jihadi terrorist to a mentally ill man after learning he was not Muslim. | 2024-04-16T00:00:00 | Ben James | Australian Associated Press | false. the social media posts which supposedly feature the two descriptions are fake. | Fake posts allege media bias in Bondi massacre | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fake-posts-allege-media-bias-in-bondi-massacre/ | false |
262 | 49,485 | 3,204 | The person arrested over the alleged stabbing of a Sydney bishop is facing charges in relation to the homicide of a woman. | 2024-04-16T00:00:00 | Ben James | Australian Associated Press | false. police comments about the charges relate to a separate incident from 2019. | False link between bishop's alleged attacker and old police comments | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/false-link-between-bishops-alleged-attacker-and-old-police-comments/ | false |
263 | 50,148 | 2,645 | A peer-reviewed study proves COVID-19 vaccines are more harmful than beneficial. | 2024-03-12T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. the study includes numerous false claims about covid vaccines and has since been retracted. | Retracted study provides 'greatest hits' of vaccine misinfo | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/retracted-study-provides-greatest-hits-of-vaccine-misinfo/ | false |
264 | 49,591 | 3,205 | A World Economic Forum study argues for a ban on home-grown food. | 2024-03-12T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. the study has no links to the wef and did not suggest a ban on home-grown food. | Home-grown food 'ban' claim has lost the garden plot | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/home-grown-food-ban-claim-has-lost-the-garden-plot/ | false |
265 | 49,119 | 3,206 | Black salve cures skin cancer. | 2024-03-14T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. there is no scientific evidence it cures cancer, but plenty of evidence that it causes irreparable harm. | Black salve 'cancer cure' makes the skin crawl | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/black-salve-cancer-cure-makes-the-skin-crawl/ | false |
266 | 49,138 | 3,207 | Images showing a Palestinian photojournalist wearing a sling on different arms prove he is faking a war injury. | 2024-03-15T00:00:00 | Sophia Mccaughan | Australian Associated Press | false. he is wearing the sling on his right arm but some of the images are flipped due to him using both the front-facing and rear cameras on his phone. | Camera illusion sparks 'phoney' war injury claim | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/camera-illusion-sparks-phoney-war-injury-claim/ | false |
267 | 49,178 | 3,208 | Commonwealth Bank has announced it will remove all automated teller machines in Queensland by July 2025. | 2024-03-18T00:00:00 | Nik Dirga | Australian Associated Press | false. the announcement is from a manipulated screenshot made to look like commbank's website. | Claim bank will remove all ATMs holds no currency | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/claim-bank-will-remove-all-atms-holds-no-currency/ | false |
268 | 49,204 | 3,209 | A video shows Palestinian propaganda footage being filmed in Gaza. | 2024-03-19T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the video shows the making of a movie in morocco. | Claimed Gazan propaganda is actually Moroccan movie | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/claimed-gazan-propaganda-is-actually-moroccan-movie/ | false |
269 | 49,556 | 3,210 | A video shows a Haitian gang member engaging in cannibalism amid the ongoing unrest in the Caribbean nation. | 2024-03-20T00:00:00 | Tom Wark | Australian Associated Press | false. the video appears online as far back as 2021 and is unrelated to the current unrest. | Grisly 'cannibalism' video recooked amid civil unrest | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/grisly-cannibalism-video-recooked-amid-civil-unrest/ | false |
270 | 49,339 | 3,211 | Voluntary assisted dying remains illegal in Victoria due to the state's Crimes Act. | 2024-03-21T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. victoria's voluntary assisted dying act includes protections from liability for those who assist people ending their lives. | Doctor misdiagnoses legality of assisted dying | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/doctor-misdiagnoses-legality-of-assisted-dying/ | false |
271 | 49,227 | 3,212 | The Climate Council has received $41 billion in funding from the Australian government. | 2024-03-22T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. the climate council does not receive government funding. its annual revenue is about $8 million. | Climate funding claim way off the money | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/climate-funding-claim-way-off-the-money/ | false |
272 | 49,656 | 3,213 | A Fox News journalist has been diagnosed with 'turbo cancer' and 'VAIDS' after receiving the COVID vaccine. | 2024-03-22T00:00:00 | Nik Dirga | Australian Associated Press | false. the journalist has been diagnosed with a rare appendix cancer. turbo cancer and vaids are not real medical conditions. | Journalist's health battle misused as anti-vaccine propaganda | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/journalists-health-battle-misused-as-anti-vaccine-propaganda/ | false |
273 | 49,065 | 3,214 | A biography of former Israeli prime minister David Ben-Gurion reveals that he said terror must be used on the country's Arab population. | 2024-03-25T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the quote does not appear in the book and experts say it is inconsistent with ben-gurion's thought and actions. | Assassination quote falsely attributed to ex-Israeli PM | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/assassination-quote-falsely-attributed-to-ex-israeli-pm/ | false |
274 | 49,068 | 3,215 | New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has promoted an online financial trading platform called Daily Pip Trade. | 2024-03-25T00:00:00 | Nik Dirga | Australian Associated Press | false. news footage and campaign videos of mr luxon have been manipulated to make it appear as if he is promoting the platform. | Audio of NZ PM's speeches manipulated | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/audio-of-nz-pms-speeches-manipulated/ | false |
275 | 50,294 | 3,216 | A study has found that electric vehicles pollute the environment at least 1850 times more than petrol-powered cars. | 2024-03-26T00:00:00 | Tom Wark | Australian Associated Press | false. the supposed finding is completely fabricated. | Tiresome tyre claim fails to get traction | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/tiresome-tyre-claim-false-to-get-traction/ | false |
276 | 49,594 | 3,217 | A multinational study of nearly 100 million COVID-19-vaccinated individuals concluded the harms of vaccination greatly outweigh the benefits. | 2024-03-27T00:00:00 | Tom Wark | Australian Associated Press | false. the study made no such finding. | Huge vaccine safety study creates misinformation spike | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/huge-vaccine-safety-study-creates-misinformation-spike/ | false |
277 | 50,058 | 3,218 | Female swimmers are wearing swimsuits with the phrase "not a dude" written on them. | 2024-03-29T00:00:00 | Tom Wark | Australian Associated Press | false. the images have been manipulated. | Photo fakery behind 'not a dude' images | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/photo-fakery-behind-not-a-dude-images/ | false |
278 | 49,873 | 3,219 | A man waving an Israeli flag was the only arrest from the pro-Palestine rally at the Sydney Opera House. | 2024-02-22T00:00:00 | Blair Simpson-Wise | Australian Associated Press | misleading. while the flag-waving man was the only arrest on the evening of the event, three others were arrested the following week. | No, Israeli flag waver not the only arrest from Opera House protest | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-israeli-flag-waver-not-the-only-arrest-from-opera-house-protest/ | misleading |
279 | 50,302 | 3,220 | A crypto trader employed by various Fijian organisations has posted images of her clients and their bank accounts. | 2024-02-22T00:00:00 | Belad Al-Karkhey | Australian Associated Press | false. the organisations have never heard of the 'trader' and the clients and bank accounts are fake. | 'Trader's' lies exposed in series of Facebook posts | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/traders-lies-exposed-in-series-of-facebook-posts/ | false |
280 | 49,690 | 3,221 | COVID-19 vaccines have caused a 386 per cent increase in mayday calls from pilots. | 2024-02-23T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the data used for the claim is unreliable.there is no credible evidence of any such increase. | Link between vaccine and mayday calls is a flight of fancy | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/link-between-vaccine-and-mayday-calls-is-a-flight-of-fancy/ | false |
281 | 49,361 | 3,222 | Smart watches weaken your body due to the radiation they emit. | 2024-02-23T00:00:00 | Tom Wark | Australian Associated Press | false. the radiofrequency emissions from smart watches are insufficient to impact the body. | Dumb view taken on smartwatch radiation | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/dumb-view-taken-on-smartwatch-radiation/ | false |
282 | 50,265 | 3,223 | 2023 was not the hottest year on record. | 2024-02-26T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. multiple datasets confirm the scientific consensus that 2023 was the hottest year. | Temperature 'fraud' claim is a load of hot air | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/temperature-fraud-claim-is-a-load-of-hot-air/ | false |
283 | 49,308 | 3,224 | French TV news reported that President Emmanuel Macron cancelled a trip to Ukraine because a Ukrainian assassination plot was discovered. | 2024-02-27T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the news bulletin is a deepfake and no such plot was uncovered. | Deepfake TV report fabricates assassination plot | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/deepfake-tv-report-fabricates-assassination-plot/ | false |
284 | 49,728 | 3,225 | Microsoft says it will disable computers of people who spread misinformation online. | 2024-03-04T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. no such announcement has been made by the company. | Microsoft myth traced back to 'fake news' website | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/microsoft-myth-traced-back-to-fake-news-website/ | false |
285 | 50,195 | 3,226 | Australian agriculture contributes nothing to global greenhouse gas emissions. | 2024-03-04T00:00:00 | Tom Wark | Australian Associated Press | false. agriculture contributes 17.9 per cent of the overall national ghg emissions. | Senator wrong with agriculture emissions claim | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/senator-wrong-with-agriculture-emissions-claim/ | false |
286 | 49,405 | 3,227 | The 1922 flag of Palestine was a Zionist flag featuring the Star of David. | 2024-03-04T00:00:00 | Blair Simpson-Wise | Australian Associated Press | false. the flag in 1922 was the british union jack. | Experts flag various issues with standard claim | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/experts-flag-various-issues-with-standard-claim/ | false |
287 | 49,626 | 2,334 | A video shows crisis actors faking Palestinian casualties in relation to the ongoing war in the Middle East. | 2024-03-05T00:00:00 | Blair Simpson-Wise | Australian Associated Press | false. the 2019 clip is from a behind-the-scenes video of a baghdad photographer's artistic depiction of war in iraq. | Iraqi artist's video misused as 'Pallywood' propaganda | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/iraqi-artists-video-misused-as-pallywood-propaganda/ | false |
288 | 50,180 | 3,228 | Antarctic glaciers are melting because of hot magma from undersea volcanoes and not because of human activity. | 2024-03-05T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. scientists say there is no evidence of volcanic activity that corresponds to increased melting rates. | Scientists pour cold water on volcanic glacier melting claims | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/scientists-pour-cold-water-on-volcanic-glacier-melting-claims/ | false |
289 | 49,889 | 3,229 | The Milankovitch cycles are driving post-Industrial revolution global warming. | 2024-03-05T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the current rate of warming is faster than any milankovitch change could produce. | No, natural cycles cannot explain post-Industrial revolution warming | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-natural-cycles-cannot-explain-post-industrial-revolution-warming/ | false |
290 | 49,488 | 3,230 | Western nations signed a treaty guaranteeing NATO would not expand 'one inch' to the east after German reunification in 1990. | 2024-03-07T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the 'not one inch' assurance was discussed in negotiations but was never mentioned in a treaty. | False treaty claims attempt to rewrite history | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/false-treaty-claims-attempt-to-rewrite-history/ | false |
291 | 49,236 | 3,231 | The Australian citizenship test pass rate has fallen from 80 per cent under the last coalition government to 65 per cent under Labor. | 2024-02-07T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | misleading. the pass rate fell under 70 per cent after the coalition changed the citizenship test in 2020 and has remained at a similar level under labor. | Coalition's citizenship test claim misleads | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/coalitions-citizenship-test-claim-misleads/ | misleading |
292 | 49,665 | 3,232 | It is illegal for Australian businesses to refuse cash payments. | 2024-02-08T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. businesses can choose which payment types they accept. | Katter wrong with claim cafe can't refuse cash | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/katter-wrong-with-claim-cafe-cant-refuse-cash/ | false |
293 | 50,031 | 3,233 | A video shows a huge explosion in Palestine and the resulting devastation. | 2024-02-09T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | mostly false. while the footage of the aftermath is from gaza, the clips of the explosion are of the 2020 beirut port blast. | Palestine post puts Beirut blast amid Gaza footage | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/palestine-post-puts-beirut-blast-amid-gaza-footage/ | partially true |
294 | 49,818 | 2,244 | The Red Cross does not accept plasma donations from people who have had the COVID vaccine. | 2024-02-09T00:00:00 | Nik Dirga | Australian Associated Press | false. american, australian and new zealand blood donation organisations all say there are no restrictions on donating plasma if you're vaccinated. | No, blood banks are not refusing donations from COVID-vaccinated people | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-blood-banks-are-not-refusing-donations-from-covid-vaccinated-people/ | false |
295 | 49,902 | 3,234 | The US medicine regulator breached its own guidelines by failing to test the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for DNA integration. | 2024-02-12T00:00:00 | Nik Dirga | Australian Associated Press | false. the guidelines refer to dna vaccines, not mrna vaccines. | No, regulator did not breach vaccine testing guidelines | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-regulator-did-not-breach-vaccine-testing-guidelines/ | false |
296 | 49,583 | 3,235 | The Australian government is not being upfront about a range of COVID information. | 2024-02-15T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. the information in question is all in the public domain. | 'Hidden' COVID data is freely available online | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/hidden-covid-data-is-freely-available-online/ | false |
297 | 49,679 | 3,236 | A new federal and state bilateral agreement will result in Western Australian public schools receiving 100 per cent funding under the School Resource Standard calculation. | 2024-02-16T00:00:00 | Tom Wark | Australian Associated Press | unproven. the federal government has not said if it will remove a 'loophole' which potentially reduces funding to 96 per cent of the srs total. | Labor's school funding pledge may trip on 'loophole' | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/labors-school-funding-pledge-may-trip-on-loophole/ | partially true |
298 | 49,761 | 3,237 | Australian courts have been operating unlawfully since the death of Queen Elizabeth II. | 2024-02-20T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. the change of monarch in 2022 had no impact on the validity of australian laws. | Monarch change doesn't affect Australian laws | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/monarch-change-doesnt-affect-australian-laws/ | false |
299 | 49,487 | 3,238 | A Sydney-born financial trader has posted images of bank transactions featuring the vast returns she makes for her clients. | 2024-02-20T00:00:00 | Belad Al-Karkhey | Australian Associated Press | false. the bank transactions are fake and the images of the 'trader' have been taken from the social media account of an american businesswoman. | False photos, notifications used in 'trader's' pitch for clients | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/false-photos-notifications-used-in-traders-pitch-for-clients/ | false |
300 | 49,599 | 3,239 | A crypto trader has posted photos of clients receiving investment returns in the form of huge cheques. | 2024-02-20T00:00:00 | Belad Al-Karkhey | Australian Associated Press | false. the supposed clients are us competition winners and the images have been digitally altered. | Images altered to boost claimed crypto trader | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/images-altered-to-boost-claimed-crypto-trader/ | false |
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