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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 3d

A fake business record that briefly appeared online before being cancelled is being used to falsely claim Australia's tax office is owned by a US investment giant.
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Cancelled business name registration fuels major tax conspiracy

A fake business record that briefly appeared online before being cancelled is being used to falsely claim Australia's tax office is owned by a US investment giant.

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 3d

Facebook pages are exploiting a four-year-old boy's disappearance in an apparent bid to drive website traffic.

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False claims about missing Gus Lamont spread on social media

Facebook pages are exploiting a four-year-old boy's disappearance in an apparent bid to drive website traffic.

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 3d

A Nationals senator's claim that the CSIRO has said coal is Australia's cheapest power source omits crucial details.
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Senator's 'cheapest form of electricity' claim misleads

A Nationals senator's claim that the CSIRO has said coal is Australia's cheapest power source omits crucial details.

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 3d

Australia's energy minister is claiming renewables are now India's largest power source, bust most of its electricity still comes from coal.
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Minister's claim on India's top electricity power source misleads

Australia's energy minister is claiming renewables are now India's largest power source, but most of its electricity still comes from coal.

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 4d

A satire post has convinced some that North Korea has threatened nuclear war with Israel after a Gaza aid flotilla was intercepted.

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Wild claim linking Israel, Thunberg and North Korea is satire

A satire post has convinced some that North Korea has threatened nuclear war with Israel after a Gaza aid flotilla was intercepted.

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 4d

Keith Urban is being targeted by social media pages trying to exploit his separation from Nicole Kidman for clicks.
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Keith Urban targeted by false claims after Kidman split

Keith Urban is being targeted by social media pages trying to exploit his separation from Nicole Kidman for clicks.

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 5d

New Zealand's stance on Palestinian statehood is being completely misconstrued on social media after the government finally revealed its position last month.

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No, New Zealand has not recognised the state of Palestine

New Zealand's stance on Palestinian statehood is being completely misconstrued on social media after the government finally revealed its position last month.

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 10d

Celebrities from Elton John to Whoopi Goldberg are the subject of a series of false claims involving Australian conservationist Bindi Irwin spreading on social media.

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Bindi Irwin targeted in dozens of fake AI-generated posts

Celebrities from Elton John to Whoopi Goldberg are the subject of a series of false claims involving Australian conservationist Bindi Irwin spreading on social media.

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 10d

Fabricated quotes from New Zealand fugitive Tom Phillip's family are being shared online after he was shot dead by police.

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Fake quotes about shot NZ fugitive dad shared on social media

Fabricated quotes from New Zealand fugitive Tom Phillips' family are being shared online after he was shot dead by police.

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 10d

A supposed message Charlie Kirk pre-recorded in the event of his death, that says he knew the risks of standing up for his beliefs, is a deepfake.

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Posthumous Charlie Kirk video is an AI-generated fake

A supposed message Charlie Kirk pre-recorded in the event of his death, that says he knew the risks of standing up for his beliefs, is a deepfake.

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 10d

A supposed doctor claiming to be a weight-loss specialist has promoted restricted drugs with a fake approval from Australia's medicines regulator.

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Melbourne doctor promoting unapproved drugs is an AI fake

A supposed doctor claiming to be a weight-loss specialist has promoted restricted drugs with a fake approval from Australia's medicines regulator.

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 11d

A fake Donald Trump social media post calling Anthony Albanese "a weak loser" and requesting a meeting with a right-wing Australian senator instead is being shared online.

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No, Trump is not ditching Albanese for One Nation leader

A fake Donald Trump social media post calling Anthony Albanese

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 11d

A former Australian footballer has shared a number of previously debunked claims about Japan's supposed treatment of Muslims.

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Claim Muslims are banned from becoming citizens is baseless

A former Australian footballer has shared a number of previously debunked claims about Japan's supposed treatment of Muslims.

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 13d

A social media video claims a 1986 law severing Australia's ties with UK law is fraudulent, but it misinterprets the constitution.

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Australia Act 'fraud' claim is flat-out false

A social media video claims a 1986 law severing Australia's ties with UK law is fraudulent, but it misinterprets the constitution.

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 14d

A temporary pause on imports of a popular Toyota model is being falsely conflated online as an outright ban on the vehicle.

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No, Toyota LandCruisers haven't been driven out of Australia

A temporary pause on imports of a popular Toyota model is being falsely conflated online as an outright ban on the vehicle.

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 17d

Experts have said the long-term decline in ice mass is clear and that cherry-picking small periods of time gives a misleading picture.

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Scientists call foul on Antarctic ice rebound claim

Experts have said the long-term decline in ice mass is clear and that cherry-picking small periods of time gives a misleading picture.

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 18d

A video supposedly showing a major Australian city reactivating World War II-era bomb shelters due to the threat of Iran is a fake.

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Council defuses bus stop bomb shelter hoax

A video supposedly showing a major Australian city reactivating World War II-era bomb shelters due to the threat of Iran is a fake.

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 18d

Online claims that tetanus vaccines provide little benefit and promote vitamin C as an effective alternative treatment rely on rusty information.

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Tetanus vaccine claims shot down by experts

Online claims that tetanus vaccines provide little benefit and promote vitamin C as an effective alternative treatment rely on rusty information.

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 18d

Australia's gift to Papua New Guinea to celebrate its 50th year of independence has been misconstrued on social media.

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Australia's gift to PNG falsely claimed to be a property transfer

Australia's gift to Papua New Guinea to celebrate its 50th year of independence has been misconstrued on social media.

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 19d

Despite flames and smoke, structural inconsistencies prove that a video of an Australian World Heritage Site ablaze on social media is an AI-generated fake.

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World-famous Australian landmark safe despite AI fire hoax

Despite flames and smoke, structural inconsistencies prove that a video of an Australian World Heritage Site ablaze on social media is an AI-generated fake.

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 20d

A video showing Donald Trump saluting as the Imperial March plays during an event with the British royals has been edited.

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Video of Donald Trump saluting Star Wars tune with British royals is fake

A video showing Donald Trump saluting as the Imperial March plays during an event with the British royals has been edited.

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 21d

A social media post falsely claims Charlie Kirk isn't dead and that his shooting was a conspiracy, supposedly evidenced by a blood bag under his T-shirt.

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Viral conspiracy theory about Charlie Kirk's death is false

A social media post falsely claims Charlie Kirk isn't dead and that his shooting was a conspiracy, supposedly evidenced by a blood bag under his T-shirt.

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 21d

Social media pages are likely cashing in on Charlie Kirk's shooting death by sharing fake news about celebrities and his family.

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False claims about Charlie Kirk and family fly after campus killing

Social media pages are likely cashing in on Charlie Kirk's shooting death by sharing fake news about celebrities and his family.

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 24d

Videos stoking fear of violent storms hitting major Australian cities "right now" on social media are really compilations of rehashed and manipulated footage from the past and overseas events.

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Overseas disaster footage used in fake 'breaking news' of Australian storms

Videos stoking fear of violent storms hitting major Australian cities

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 24d

A student who debated Charlie Kirk at university earlier this year is one of a number of people falsely implicated in the conservative activist's assassination.

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Charlie Kirk shooting sparks wave of online falsehoods

A student who debated Charlie Kirk at a university earlier this year is one of a number of people falsely implicated in the conservative activist's assassination.

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