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401 | 49,824 | 3,333 | The voice would increase the number of Indigenous parliamentarians to 35. | 2023-09-20T00:00:00 | Mikele Syron | Australian Associated Press | false. the voice would be an advisory body. its members would not be parliamentarians and would not have voting powers. | No chance 'yes' vote will create extra Indigenous parliamentarians | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-chance-yes-vote-will-create-extra-indigenous-parliamentarians/ | false |
402 | 50,071 | 3,334 | Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a 'revolutionary' investment platform. | 2023-09-21T00:00:00 | Meg Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. it's a scam. artificial intelligence techniques have been used to manipulate audio and vision of the pm. | PM gets American accent in latest AI scam | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/pm-gets-american-accent-in-latest-ai-scam/ | false |
403 | 49,766 | 3,335 | A successful 'yes' vote will result in Indigenous people becoming Australian citizens and losing their sovereignty. | 2023-09-21T00:00:00 | Blair Simpson-Wise | Australian Associated Press | false. indigenous people are already australian citizens and the voice would not change their sovereignty status. | Motley list of voice misinformation goes viral | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/motley-list-of-voice-misinformation-goes-viral/ | false |
404 | 49,936 | 3,336 | More than 1000 children are still missing after the wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui. | 2023-09-22T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. the claim misinterprets a document that said 2050 maui students were yet to re-enrol in school. they are not missing. | No truth to missing Maui children conspiracy | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-truth-to-missing-maui-children-conspiracy/ | false |
405 | 50,327 | 3,337 | There are two Australian constitutions, one legitimate and one corporate. | 2023-09-22T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. australia has just one constitution. | Two constitutions claim is sovereign citizen silliness | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/two-constitutions-claim-is-sovereign-citizen-silliness/ | false |
406 | 50,170 | 3,338 | Electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi is selling high-end JBL speakers for $5. | 2023-09-26T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. the posts are part of a scam to siphon personal information. | Scammers target Facebook users with $5 speaker offer | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/scammers-target-facebook-users-with-5-speaker-offer/ | false |
407 | 49,744 | 3,339 | The term global warming was changed to climate change because the earth wasn't warming as predicted. | 2023-08-25T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. global warming is still used to describe a warming planet and was never interchangeable with climate change. the earth has warmed, as predicted. | Mish-mash of misinformation gives climate change a bad name | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/mish-mash-of-misinformation-gives-climate-change-a-bad-name/ | false |
408 | 50,241 | 3,340 | Unvaccinated children do not have autism, but vaccinated children do. | 2023-08-30T00:00:00 | Nik Dirga | Australian Associated Press | false. studies show there is no notable difference in autism rates between vaccinated and unvaccinated children. | Studies blunt repeated shots at blaming vaccines for autism | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/studies-blunt-repeated-shots-at-blaming-vaccines-for-autism/ | false |
409 | 49,069 | 3,341 | Voice advocate Thomas Mayo told an Indigenous man to "sit down and shut up" at a 'yes' campaign event. | 2023-08-30T00:00:00 | Mikele Syron | Australian Associated Press | false. the man was told to "sit down" by an aboriginal elder at the bundaberg meeting. | Audio sets record straight on voice meeting stoush | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/audio-sets-record-straight-on-voice-meeting-stoush/ | false |
410 | 49,590 | 1,431 | A study found one in 35 people develop myocarditis after receiving a COVID-19 booster vaccine. | 2023-08-31T00:00:00 | Kate Atkinson | Australian Associated Press | false. there were no definitive cases of myocarditis among the study's 777 participants. | Holes in claim Swiss study links jabs to heart disease | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/holes-in-claim-swiss-study-links-jabs-to-heart-disease/ | false |
411 | 50,410 | 3,342 | The proposed Indigenous voice was previously rejected at the 1999 referendum. | 2023-08-31T00:00:00 | Mikele Syron | Australian Associated Press | false. the 1999 referendums were about a proposed republic and a preamble to the constitution. neither involved an indigenous voice. | Voice failure at 1999 referendum is historical fiction | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/voice-failure-at-1999-referendum-is-historical-fiction/ | false |
412 | 49,770 | 3,343 | Nyunggai Warren Mundine said "Saying No to a voice will be to our eternal shame" in early 2023. | 2023-08-31T00:00:00 | Mikele Syron | Australian Associated Press | false. he was criticising an opinion piece titled "saying no to a voice will be to our eternal shame". | Mundine misquoted in attempt to question his voice stance | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/mundine-misquoted-in-attempt-to-question-his-voice-stance/ | false |
413 | 50,141 | 3,344 | The Australian Electoral Commission has changed the rules on what constitutes a valid vote for the voice referendum. | 2023-08-31T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the referendum will follow longstanding rules in recognising ticks but not crosses as a valid, or formal, vote. | Referendum rules on ticks and crosses are nothing new | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/referendum-rules-on-ticks-and-crosses-are-nothing-new/ | false |
414 | 49,495 | 2,021 | The Australian government is a corporation. | 2023-09-01T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. the myth originates from the sovereign citizen movement. | Fantasy to claim Australia is a corporation | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fantasy-to-claim-australia-is-a-corporation/ | false |
415 | 49,611 | 3,345 | Indigenous people were granted citizenship at the 1967 referendum. | 2023-09-05T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. citizenship was not on the ballot at the 1967 referendum. | Indigenous citizenship myth shrouds 1967 referendum | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/indigenous-citizenship-myth-shrouds-1967-referendum/ | false |
416 | 50,149 | 3,346 | Mass casualties at three major events are linked to COVID-19 vaccines. | 2023-09-05T00:00:00 | Joanne Guelas | Australian Associated Press | false. investigations found the injuries and deaths at the three events were caused by crowd crushes or extreme heat. | Ridiculous claim links fatal crowd crushes to COVID vaccines | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/ridiculous-claim-links-fatal-crowd-crushes-to-covid-vaccines/ | false |
417 | 50,110 | 3,347 | Ticks in the 'no' box may be counted as a 'yes' vote in the voice referendum. | 2023-09-06T00:00:00 | Mikele Syron | Australian Associated Press | false. there will only be one box on the ballot paper, with voters instructed to write either 'yes' or 'no'. | Posts tick all the boxes for voice voting misinformation | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/posts-tick-all-the-boxes-for-voice-voting-misinformation/ | false |
418 | 50,123 | 3,348 | The World Economic Forum has discussed adding vaccines to the water supply. | 2023-09-06T00:00:00 | Nik Dirga | Australian Associated Press | false. the words of a leading academic at a water management forum have been taken out of context. | Putting vaccines in water supply is a load of dribble | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/putting-vaccines-in-water-supply-is-a-load-of-dribble/ | false |
419 | 50,191 | 3,349 | Anthony Albanese did not mention marginalised Indigenous Australians in his speech at the launch of the voice 'yes' campaign. | 2023-09-07T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. the prime minister mentioned indigenous australians on several occasions, including references to disadvantaged communities. | Senator Price wrong with claim about PM's speech | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/senator-price-wrong-with-claim-about-pms-speech/ | false |
420 | 50,109 | 3,350 | Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has voted consistently for a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous voice. | 2023-09-08T00:00:00 | Blair Simpson-Wise | Australian Associated Press | false. mr dutton voted for the referendum to proceed, but has never supported the proposed constitutionally enshrined voice. | Posts mislead on Dutton's voice voting record | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/posts-mislead-on-duttons-voice-voting-record/ | false |
421 | 50,413 | 3,351 | Voice legislation proves the advisory body will have the power to seize private property, land and assets. | 2023-09-08T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the legislation, from south australia, gives the state-based voice the ability to buy, sell and own land like other government bodies. | Voice legislation does not authorise a land grab | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/voice-legislation-does-not-authorise-a-land-grab/ | false |
422 | 50,162 | 3,352 | An eight or nine-year-old boy called either Brandon or Justin Smith is missing. | 2023-08-07T00:00:00 | Lachlan Coady | Australian Associated Press | false. there is no missing boy, and posts are fakes designed to boost engagement for scams. | Same boy lost in too many places to be real | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/same-boy-lost-in-too-many-places-to-be-real/ | false |
423 | 49,563 | 3,353 | Australian federal politicians would have to consult the Indigenous voice to parliament about private members' bills they put forward. | 2023-08-09T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. the solicitor-general and constitutional lawyers say mps would be under no obligation to consult the voice. | Hanson wrong to say MPs would have to consult the voice | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/hanson-wrong-to-say-mps-would-have-to-consult-the-voice/ | false |
424 | 49,421 | 698 | A video shows several fiery explosions in the aftermath of a collision between two electric vehicles. | 2023-08-09T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the explosions are from gas cylinders being transported on the back of a truck. | Explosive video gaslights electric vehicle drivers | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/explosive-video-gaslights-electric-vehicle-drivers/ | false |
425 | 49,807 | 3,354 | Aboriginal sovereignty is written into the Australian Constitution. | 2023-08-09T00:00:00 | Unknown | Australian Associated Press | false. the constitution does not mention aboriginal sovereignty or imply it in any way. | No, Aboriginal sovereignty is not written into the constitution | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-aboriginal-sovereignty-is-not-written-into-the-constitution/ | false |
426 | 50,069 | 3,355 | The Canadian government has an initiative in which consumers pay an Indigenous land tax or rent. | 2023-08-11T00:00:00 | Kate Atkinson | Australian Associated Press | false. no such government initiative exists. the claim is based on a voluntary program run by an indigenous group in british columbia. | Pizza receipt posts make a meal of voice facts | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/pizza-receipt-posts-make-a-meal-of-voice-facts/ | false |
427 | 49,408 | 3,356 | The Netherlands is forcibly euthanising people, including children under the age of 12. | 2023-08-14T00:00:00 | Lachlan Coady | Australian Associated Press | false. euthanasia is voluntary and highly regulated in the netherlands. | Experts kill off claim the Dutch forcibly euthanise kids | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/experts-kill-off-claim-the-dutch-forcibly-euthanises-kids/ | false |
428 | 49,806 | 3,357 | An ABC Media Watch segment exposed COVID-19 crisis actors. | 2023-08-15T00:00:00 | Meg Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the original media watch video debunked claims that nsw health hired crisis actors. | No, ABC Media Watch did not expose COVID-19 crisis actors | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-abc-media-watch-did-not-expose-covid-19-crisis-actors/ | false |
429 | 50,027 | 3,358 | If the upcoming referendum is successful, anything relating to Indigenous people or the voice to parliament can be added to the constitution. | 2023-08-15T00:00:00 | Kate Atkinson | Australian Associated Press | false. a 'yes' result would add a new section to the constitution enshrining a voice to parliament. any other changes would require another referendum. | 'Open the oyster' claim confused on many levels | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/open-the-oyster-claim-confused-on-many-levels/ | false |
430 | 49,026 | 3,359 | Linda Burney was photographed with a sign campaigning against the voice. | 2023-08-17T00:00:00 | Unknown | Australian Associated Press | false. the original image has been manipulated to spread misinformation. | Altered photo paints false picture of minister's voice stance | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/altered-photo-paints-false-picture-of-ministers-voice-stance/ | false |
431 | 50,418 | 3,360 | The 'yes' case in the official Indigenous voice to parliament referendum pamphlet is twice as long as the 'no' case. | 2023-08-17T00:00:00 | Unknown | Australian Associated Press | false. they have almost identical word counts, but the 'yes' case was originally spread over more pages before formatting. | Voice referendum pamphlet claim doesn't measure up to scrutiny | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/voice-referendum-pamphlet-claim-doesnt-measure-up-to-scrutiny/ | false |
432 | 49,785 | 3,361 | The Australian government is fraudulently using its coat of arms because all flora and fauna are registered internationally as intellectual property. | 2023-08-20T00:00:00 | Unknown | Australian Associated Press | false. you can't trademark the australian coat of arms or native flora and fauna. | Native fauna trademark fight fails to land any intellectual blows | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/native-fauna-trademark-fight-fails-to-land-any-intellectual-blows/ | false |
433 | 49,387 | 3,362 | Civil engineers and aircraft pilots never factor in the earth's curve. | 2023-08-20T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. engineers and pilots take the earth's curvature into account. | Engineers deflate flat-earth funnyman's theory | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/engineers-deflate-flat-earth-funnymans-theory/ | false |
434 | 50,094 | 3,363 | Indigenous people own or control 49.4 per cent of Australia. | 2023-08-22T00:00:00 | Mikele Syron | Australian Associated Press | false. the figure is around 30 per cent. even then, much of this land 'ownership' does not align with western land ownership principles. | Post inflates Indigenous land ownership figure | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/post-inflates-indigenous-land-ownership-figure/ | false |
435 | 50,414 | 3,364 | Access will be denied to sporting venues such as the MCG, SCG and Allianz Stadium if the Indigenous voice is enshrined in the constitution. | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | Unknown | Australian Associated Press | false. the voice would be an advisory body with no power to make decisions or veto laws. | Voice MCG closure claim is kicked out of bounds | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/voice-mcg-closure-claim-is-kicked-out-of-bounds/ | false |
436 | 50,449 | 3,365 | The federal Labor government sent debt collection letters to 12,000 Queenslanders who couldn't pay their energy bills. | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. the queensland customers were referred to debt collection agencies by energy companies, not the government. | Wires crossed on energy debt notices claim | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/wires-crossed-on-energy-debt-notices-claim/ | false |
437 | 50,054 | 3,366 | The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was only ever 0.86 per cent effective - not 95 per cent as claimed by the pharmaceutical company. | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | Kate Atkinson | Australian Associated Press | misleading. the two percentages relate to different measures of efficacy. experts say the 95 per cent figure is more relevant in gauging real-world effectiveness. | Pfizer vaccine claim misleads on efficacy measures | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/pfizer-vaccine-claim-misleads-on-efficacy-measures/ | misleading |
438 | 50,004 | 3,367 | A list features 21 natural attractions that only Aboriginal people can legally visit. | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | Unknown | Australian Associated Press | mostly false. most of the sites are off-limits for all australians while some remain open to the public. | Off-limit Indigenous sites claim is way off the mark | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/off-limit-indigenous-sites-claim-is-way-off-the-mark/ | partially true |
439 | 49,242 | 3,368 | One of the questions at the upcoming referendum will ask if Australia should become a republic. | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | Unknown | Australian Associated Press | false. the referendum's only question will ask if indigenous people should be recognised as the first peoples of australia by establishing an indigenous voice. | Confused referendum claim voices the wrong question | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/confused-referendum-claim-voices-the-wrong-question/ | false |
440 | 49,147 | 3,369 | Carbon dioxide has an atmospheric residence time of less than a decade. | 2023-07-19T00:00:00 | Kate Atkinson | Australian Associated Press | false. carbon dioxide stays in the atmosphere for up to thousands of years. | Carbon atmospheric residence claim is full of gas | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/carbon-atmospheric-residence-claim-is-full-of-gas/ | false |
441 | 50,432 | 3,370 | Aboriginal people were not counted in Australia's censuses before 1967. | 2023-07-19T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | mixed. aboriginal people were generally counted as part of the census process before 1967 but excluded from the official population figures. | Were Aboriginal people counted in the census before 1967? | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/were-aboriginal-people-counted-in-the-census-before-1967/ | partially true |
442 | 50,183 | 3,371 | Placing the proposed Indigenous voice in Section 122 of the constitution will give it the power to create new states. | 2023-07-20T00:00:00 | Unknown | Australian Associated Press | false. the proposed advisory body would not be added to section 122 but an entirely new part called section 129. | Section 122 claim confuses voice's proposed place in constitution | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/section-122-claim-confuses-voices-proposed-place-in-constitution/ | false |
443 | 50,426 | 3,372 | A common electrolyser can be used to accurately test bottled and tap water quality. | 2023-07-20T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. electrolysers are not designed to assess water quality but can discolour water samples through oxidation. | Water quality experiment offers murky evidence | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/water-quality-experiment-offers-murky-evidence/ | false |
444 | 49,298 | 3,373 | There is more melanin in the heart and internal organs than in the skin. | 2023-07-21T00:00:00 | Lachlan Coady | Australian Associated Press | false. most melanin in the body is produced in external organs such as the skin and hair. the heart and almost all other internal organs do not contain any melanin. | Dark melanin-harvesting claim light on evidence | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/dark-melanin-harvesting-claim-light-on-evidence/ | false |
445 | 50,334 | 3,374 | A 1976 United Nations resolution sought to move people into mega-cities in a bid to assert control over them. | 2023-07-25T00:00:00 | Nik Dirga | Australian Associated Press | false. the 1976 un conference offered guidance for improving living conditions impacted by increasing migration to cities. | UN megacities claim is a mishmash of misinformation | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/un-megacities-claim-is-a-mishmash-of-misinformation/ | false |
446 | 50,140 | 3,375 | Indigenous people have been recognised in the Australian Constitution since 1967. | 2023-07-25T00:00:00 | Unknown | Australian Associated Press | false. indigenous people are not mentioned in the constitution at all. | Referendum in 1967 did two things but Indigenous recognition wasn't one of them | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/referendum-in-1967-did-two-things-but-indigenous-recognition-wasnt-one-of-them/ | false |
447 | 50,411 | 3,376 | The Indigenous voice to parliament will rename all Australian cities, towns and landmarks. | 2023-07-26T00:00:00 | Mikele Syron | Australian Associated Press | false. the voice would not have that power, which is generally held by state and territory governments. | Voice Indigenous renaming claim forgets governments already have that power | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/voice-indigenous-renaming-claim-forgets-governments-already-have-that-power/ | false |
448 | 50,407 | 3,377 | The 'yes' campaign in the Indigenous voice referendum is being funded by taxpayers. | 2023-07-26T00:00:00 | Mikele Syron | Australian Associated Press | false. no public funds have been allocated to either the 'yes' or 'no' campaigns. | Voice campaign funding claim short-changes the facts | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/voice-campaign-funding-claim-short-changes-the-facts/ | false |
449 | 49,562 | 3,378 | The Indigenous voice to parliament would give the federal government the power to form new states. | 2023-07-26T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | misleading. the australian constitution already gives parliament the power to create new states. the voice would not change those powers. | Hanson misleads with voice claims about a new 'Black state' | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/hanson-misleads-with-voice-claims-about-a-new-black-state/ | misleading |
450 | 50,448 | 3,379 | Apparently humans called the Moon from a landline phone in 1969, yet we can't even contact a submarine in 2023. | 2023-07-27T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | misleading. us president richard nixon's 1969 phone call to the moon wasn't direct via a landline. experts say it's more difficult to communicate underwater than in space. | Wires crossed in Titan sub-Moon landing conspiracy claim | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/wires-crossed-in-titan-sub-moon-landing-conspiracy-claim/ | misleading |
451 | 50,406 | 3,380 | Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has funded Thomas Mayo's The Voice to Parliament handbook. | 2023-06-26T00:00:00 | Unknown | Australian Associated Press | false. neither mr mayo nor his co-author kerry o'brien received any money from the prime minister or the federal government. | Voice book funding claim is a work of fiction | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/voice-book-funding-claim-is-a-work-of-fiction/ | false |
452 | 50,176 | 3,381 | Smoking doesn't cause cancer. | 2023-06-28T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. decades of scientific studies have established links between tobacco smoking and a range of cancers. | Science stubs out claim smoking doesn't cause cancer | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/science-stubs-out-claim-smoking-doesnt-cause-cancer/ | false |
453 | 49,613 | 3,382 | Recognising Indigenous people in the Australian Constitution will prevent them from pursuing a treaty. | 2023-06-28T00:00:00 | Unknown | Australian Associated Press | false. constitutional recognition of aboriginal and torres strait islander people will not prevent a treaty. | Indigenous recognition won't take away treaty rights | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/indigenous-recognition-wont-take-away-treaty-rights/ | false |
454 | 49,340 | 3,383 | COVID-19 vaccines accelerate coronary artery disease. | 2023-06-29T00:00:00 | Kate Atkinson | Australian Associated Press | false. there is no evidence to support the claim. | Doctor spins theory to blame Warne's death on COVID vaccines | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/doctor-spins-theory-to-blame-warnes-death-on-covid-vaccines/ | false |
455 | 49,020 | 3,384 | The long clouds seen behind planes at high altitudes are poisonous 'chemtrails'. | 2023-06-29T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. the formations are non-hazardous condensation trails formed by water vapour and particles emitted from a jet engine's exhaust. | Aircraft chemtrails conspiracy is long overdue for departure | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/aircraft-chemtrails-conspiracy-is-long-overdue-for-departure/ | false |
456 | 49,034 | 3,385 | Victoria's Labor government stopped state MPs from setting their own pay. | 2023-06-30T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | mixture. the labor government did change the system, but mps hadn't been able to set their own pay since 2013. | Andrews can't take full credit for Victorian MP pay reforms | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/andrews-cant-take-full-credit-for-victorian-mp-pay-reforms/ | partially true |
457 | 49,517 | 3,386 | The government is offering free smartphones to anyone who receives welfare payments. | 2023-07-04T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. the free phones don't exist. the posts are phishing and marketing scams. | Free government iPhone offer doesn't ring true | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/free-government-iphone-offer-doesnt-ring-true/ | false |
458 | 49,427 | 3,387 | New legislation in Western Australia is linked to the proposed voice to parliament and will outlaw land-based activities on private property without Aboriginal approval. | 2023-07-05T00:00:00 | Unknown | Australian Associated Press | false. the legislation is not linked to the voice and does not outlaw activities on private land. | Facebook users harvest misinfo with WA legislation claim | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/facebook-users-harvest-misinfo-with-wa-legislation-claim/ | false |
459 | 50,112 | 3,388 | The Indigenous voice to parliament will convert all private land in Australia into native title land. | 2023-07-05T00:00:00 | Unknown | Australian Associated Press | false. the proposed voice will have no impact on native title laws or existing private property rights. | Private property safe as houses under proposed voice | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/private-property-safe-as-houses-under-proposed-voice/ | false |
460 | 49,127 | 3,389 | A senior World Economic Forum official has called for the Bible to be rewritten using artificial intelligence . | 2023-07-07T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. the comments in question were made by an author, not a wef adviser, and he did not say the bible should be rewritten. | Bonkers Bible claim twists author's words | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/bonkers-bible-claim-twists-authors-words/ | false |
461 | 50,412 | 3,390 | A recently created government position will help transfer land to Indigenous peoples as part of the proposed voice to parliament. | 2023-07-07T00:00:00 | Lachlan Coady | Australian Associated Press | false. the role is not new and is unconnected to the proposed voice. | Voice job advert claim is redundant | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/voice-job-advert-claim-is-redundant/ | false |
462 | 49,415 | 3,391 | The voice will grant paramount rights favouring Indigenous people that would breach discrimination laws in normal circumstances. | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | Kate Atkinson | Australian Associated Press | false. the voice would not grant any paramount rights. the representation it would provide for indigenous people would comply with discrimination laws and conventions. | Experts say Cash is wrong on rights claim | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/experts-say-cash-is-wrong-on-rights-claim/ | false |
463 | 49,921 | 3,392 | The UN has called for pedophilia to be legalised. | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | Joanna Guelas | Australian Associated Press | false. the claim misrepresents a report that calls for a human rights-based approach to criminal law. | No, the UN has not called for the legalisation of pedophilia | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-the-un-has-not-called-for-the-legalisation-of-pedophilia/ | false |
464 | 50,227 | 3,393 | The proposed Indigenous voice would be null and void as it would be enshrined in a fictional constitution. | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | Mikele Syron | Australian Associated Press | false. the claim is based on a spurious sovereign citizen theory that has long since been debunked. | Sovereign citizens enter voice debate with gibberish Queen claim | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/sovereign-citizens-enter-voice-debate-with-gibberish-queen-claim/ | false |
465 | 50,153 | 3,394 | Root canal treatment kills the tooth. | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | Nik Dirga | Australian Associated Press | false. root canal treatments do not kill teeth and have a high success rate at resolving infections. | Root canal claim in need of a check-up | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/root-canal-claim-in-need-of-a-check-up/ | false |
466 | 49,402 | 3,395 | Until the mid-1960s, it was illegal for Aboriginal people to live within one mile of a white settlement unless they had a permit. | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | mostly false. state laws imposed various movement restrictions on indigenous people but there was no blanket rule about where they could live. | Experts deem blanket restriction claim as patchy at best | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/experts-deem-blanket-restriction-claim-as-patchy-at-best/ | partially true |
467 | 49,172 | 3,396 | Twenty thousand nurses left the New Zealand health system due to COVID-19 vaccine mandates. | 2023-06-09T00:00:00 | Kate Atkinson | Australian Associated Press | false. a total of 590 nurses had been removed, resigned or stood down at the time the vaccine mandate was lifted. | Claim 20,000 NZ nurses walked over mandates is fanciful | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/claim-20000-nz-nurses-walked-over-mandates-is-fanciful/ | false |
468 | 50,288 | 3,397 | A passage about Indigenous sovereignty is included in the voice referendum bill. | 2023-06-09T00:00:00 | Kate Atkinson | Australian Associated Press | false. the passage is from an amendment proposed by independent senator lidia thorpe. | Thorpe's amendment dressed up as voice bill | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/thorpes-amendment-dressed-up-as-voice-bill/ | false |
469 | 50,168 | 3,398 | A Current Affair featured a government-run course on how to invest your money | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | Meghan Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. a clip from a current affair has been manipulated and is part of a scam investment scheme. | Scammers take Aussies for fools with manipulated clip | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/scammers-take-aussies-for-fools-with-manipulated-clip/ | false |
470 | 49,133 | 3,399 | Labor has used $360m of taxpayer money to fund the 'yes' vote. | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the money has been set aside for running the referendum and providing a neutral education campaign. | Budget papers burst voice funding claim | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/budget-papers-burst-voice-funding-claim/ | false |
471 | 50,315 | 3,400 | A government health boss used a secret senate meeting to urge politicians not to reveal a vaccine effects cover-up. | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | Meg Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. there was no mention of any vaccine effects cover-up at the public senate committee meeting. | Triple-whammy of falsehoods in vaccine 'cover-up' post | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/triple-whammy-of-falsehoods-in-vaccine-cover-up-post/ | false |
472 | 50,025 | 3,401 | The voice to parliament will put Australia's land and resources into conservatorship, just like those imposed on US singer Britney Spears. | 2023-06-15T00:00:00 | Ben James | Australian Associated Press | false. the proposed voice will be an advisory body with no ownership or control of land and resources. | Oops!…Voice link to Britney Spears is Toxic | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/oops-voice-link-to-britney-spears-is-toxic/ | unverifiable |
473 | 50,035 | 3,402 | An international pandemic treaty will allow the World Health Organization to dictate health policy in member countries. | 2023-06-15T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. the draft treaty specifically states member countries will retain sovereignty over domestic health matters. | Pandemic treaty won't give UN health agency global control | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/pandemic-treaty-wont-give-un-health-agency-global-control/ | false |
474 | 50,075 | 3,403 | A report related to the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins was never released by the former coalition government. | 2023-06-15T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | misleading. the report was never completed as the inquiry was suspended. | PM's claim about Higgins' report misleads | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/pms-claim-about-higgins-report-misleads/ | misleading |
475 | 50,415 | 3,404 | The 1967 referendum removed race from the constitution. | 2023-06-15T00:00:00 | Kate Atkinson | Australian Associated Press | false. references to race remain in the constitution. | Voice naysayers race to rewrite 1967 referendum's history | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/voice-naysayers-race-to-rewrite-1967-referendums-history/ | false |
476 | 49,401 | 3,405 | Ninety-three per cent of children who change their gender end up regretting it. | 2023-06-16T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. studies into rates of regret among young transgender people put the figure at about one per cent or lower. | Experts declare Trump Jr's trans claim as fake news | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/experts-declare-trump-jrs-trans-claim-as-fake-news/ | false |
477 | 49,581 | 3,406 | You can only get hepatitis B from sharing a needle or having unprotected sex. | 2023-06-19T00:00:00 | Lachlan Coady | Australian Associated Press | false. the virus is most commonly transmitted at birth from mother to child. | Hep B posts spread infantile ideas about serious virus | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/hep-b-posts-spread-infantile-ideas-about-serious-virus/ | false |
478 | 49,516 | 3,407 | The voice to parliament will become a fourth constitutional power. | 2023-06-19T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the voice is proposed to be an advisory body with no actual public power. | Fourth constitutional power claim is first-rate nonsense | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fourth-constitutional-power-claim-is-first-rate-nonsense/ | false |
479 | 49,042 | 3,408 | An increase in child vaccines has caused autism rates to rise from one in 10,000 to one in 36 over the past four decades. | 2023-06-21T00:00:00 | Lachlan Coady | Australian Associated Press | false. the increase in the number of people diagnosed is due to an improved understanding of the condition and a broader diagnostic criteria. | Anti-vaxx post pinpoints wrong factor for autism rates | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/anti-vaxx-post-pinpoints-wrong-factor-for-autism-rates/ | false |
480 | 50,402 | 3,409 | Indigenous Australians will lose rights over their land if they are recognised in the constitution. | 2023-06-22T00:00:00 | Mikele Syron | Australian Associated Press | false. recognition within the constitution will have no impact on indigenous land rights. | Viral video sows land rights misinformation | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/viral-video-sows-land-rights-misinformation/ | false |
481 | 49,917 | 3,410 | The European Parliament has declared that COVID-19 is a fraud at a recent conference. | 2023-06-23T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the conference, which was held within the european parliament building, was not an official event. the legislative body has distanced itself from comments made at the event. | No, the European Parliament has not declared COVID-19 a fraud | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-the-european-parliament-has-not-declared-covid-19-a-fraud/ | false |
482 | 49,791 | 3,411 | Proposed new laws in Queensland will jail people for up to seven years for offending others over their gender or race. | 2023-06-23T00:00:00 | Nik Dirga | Australian Associated Press | false. the legislation changes the legal classification of some discriminatory acts and increases penalties for crimes involving actual threats of violence. | New bill won't jail Queenslanders for simply being offensive | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/new-bill-wont-jail-queenslanders-for-simply-being-offensive/ | false |
483 | 50,235 | 3,412 | CCTV has captured the moment a gunman stole a dog from an Australian family. | 2023-06-25T00:00:00 | Lachlan Coady | Australian Associated Press | false. this image is part of a coordinated online scam. | Stolen dog post just another heartless scam | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/stolen-dog-post-just-another-heartless-scam/ | false |
484 | 50,171 | 3,413 | Various Facebook users are searching for missing relatives. | 2023-05-22T00:00:00 | William Summers | Australian Associated Press | false. the posts are part of a scam and are later changed to advertisements with suspicious links. | Scammers tug heartstrings to loosen purse strings | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/scammers-tug-heartstrings-to-loosen-purse-strings/ | false |
485 | 50,234 | 3,414 | The executive government must take into account relevant representations from the voice to parliament or else be at risk of judicial review under administrative law. | 2023-05-22T00:00:00 | Meg Williams | Australian Associated Press | misleading. a relevant representation would only have to be considered as per administrative law if parliament legislated it as a requirement. | Stoker's voice claim misleads on executive law | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/stokers-voice-claim-misleads-on-executive-law/ | misleading |
486 | 49,311 | 3,415 | Demons use the pronouns they/them/we/us in various Bible verses. | 2023-05-23T00:00:00 | Lachlan Coady | Australian Associated Press | false. the pronouns are only used in the plural sense when talking about multiple demons. | Demons they/them claim is pronoun-ced rubbish | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/demons-they-them-claim-is-pronoun-ced-rubbish/ | false |
487 | 49,576 | 3,416 | Nurses in New Zealand receive the same base salary as their counterparts in Australia. | 2023-05-23T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. nurses in every australian state and territory receive a higher base salary. | Health minister wrong on nurses' pay comparison | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/health-minister-wrong-on-nurses-pay-comparison/ | false |
488 | 50,090 | 3,417 | The Queensland government is establishing a treaty with Indigenous people without any form of consultation. | 2023-05-25T00:00:00 | Kate Atkinson | Australian Associated Press | false. consultation has been conducted with both indigenous and non-indigenous people since 2019. | Post clueless on Indigenous treaty consultations | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/post-clueless-on-indigenous-treaty-consultations/ | false |
489 | 49,691 | 3,418 | Australia cannot become a republic until Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are included in the constitution. | 2023-05-26T00:00:00 | Madi Howarth | Australian Associated Press | false. australia can become a republic regardless of the inclusion of aboriginal and torres strait islander people in the constitution. | Linking voice to nefarious republic plans is bananas | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/linking-voice-to-nefarious-republic-plans-is-bananas/ | false |
490 | 50,417 | 3,419 | The proposed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice to parliament has been registered as a private company. | 2023-05-26T00:00:00 | Kate Atkinson | Australian Associated Press | false. the cited business has nothing to do with the proposed indigenous advisory body. | Voice private company claim is silly business | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/voice-private-company-claim-is-silly-business/ | false |
491 | 50,393 | 3,420 | A kind-hearted woman is using Facebook to help return vintage photos to their original owner. | 2023-05-28T00:00:00 | Meg Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the posts are part of a scam and are later changed to feature suspicious links. | Vintage photo posts should be relegated to history | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/vintage-photo-posts-should-be-relegated-to-history/ | false |
492 | 50,404 | 3,421 | A Freedom of Information request has revealed the voice will propose Indigenous people only pay 50 per cent the rate of income tax. | 2023-05-30T00:00:00 | Ben James | Australian Associated Press | false. there is no such proposal in any foi response related to the voice. | Fifty per cent tax claim is 100 per cent rubbish | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/voice-50-per-cent-tax-claim-is-100-per-cent-rubbish/ | false |
493 | 49,292 | 3,422 | United Nations and World Health Organization sexual education guides say all children must have sexual partners. | 2023-05-31T00:00:00 | Lachlan Coady | Australian Associated Press | false. parts of the guides have been misrepresented, selectively edited or fabricated to support the claim. | Crudely created claims sickly twist sex education for children | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/crudely-created-claims-sickly-twist-sex-education-for-children/ | false |
494 | 49,330 | 3,423 | The constitution states that a property owner must be provided with their certificate of title in paper form. | 2023-05-31T00:00:00 | Ben James | Australian Associated Press | false. there is nothing in the constitution relating to requirements of hard copies of land documents. | Digital land titles claim is certified nonsense | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/digital-land-titles-claim-is-certified-nonsense/ | false |
495 | 49,149 | 1,405 | Ingesting cayenne pepper will stop a heart attack. | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | David Williams | Australian Associated Press | false. the claim has no medical support and cardiac experts have dismissed it. | Cardiologists give cayenne pepper heart cure a chilli reception | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/cardiologists-give-cayenne-pepper-heart-cure-a-chilli-reception/ | unverifiable |
496 | 49,009 | 3,424 | The federal government has given tax deductibility for donations to the voice's 'yes' campaign but not the 'no' campaign. | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | Kate Atkinson | Australian Associated Press | misleading. a 'no' campaign group was granted tax deductibility status but withdrew its application. | Abbott deducts context on 'no' vote's tax status | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/abbott-deducts-context-on-no-votes-tax-status/ | misleading |
497 | 50,182 | 3,425 | Secret documents reveal Australians will be forced to pay rates, land tax and royalties to the Indigenous voice to parliament. | 2023-06-06T00:00:00 | Marty Silk | Australian Associated Press | misleading. the documents are minutes from voice consultation meetings. the comments in question were made by individuals who attended those meetings. | Secret documents claim misleads on the voice | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/secret-documents-claim-misleads-on-the-voice/ | misleading |
498 | 50,464 | 3,426 | Every scientific publication on coronaviruses from 1990 to 2018 found vaccines do not work against the virus type. | 2023-06-07T00:00:00 | Nik Dirga | Australian Associated Press | false. various research showed vaccines could work against coronaviruses before the covid-19 vaccines proved their effectiveness. | Years of vaccine research data ignored in coronavirus rant | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/years-of-vaccine-research-data-ignored-in-coronavirus-rant/ | false |
499 | 49,543 | 3,427 | Earth hasn't warmed since the mid-1980s and has only warmed by 0.7C since the 1850s. | 2023-06-07T00:00:00 | Nik Dirga | Australian Associated Press | false. global temperatures have increased by around 1.1c since the industrial revolution, with the greatest rate of change occurring in recent decades. | Global temperature data leaves climate sceptic out in the cold | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/global-temperature-data-leaves-climate-sceptic-out-in-the-cold/ | false |
500 | 50,416 | 3,428 | The government has chosen not to provide brochures outlining the 'yes' and 'no' cases ahead of the voice to parliament referendum. | 2023-04-28T00:00:00 | Kate Atkinson | Australian Associated Press | false. a pamphlet will be sent to every household where a voter is enrolled at least two weeks before the referendum. | Voice pamphlet claim folds under closer inspection | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/voice-pamphlet-claim-folds-under-closer-inspection/ | false |
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