
Home and Away star death, illness hoaxes flood Facebook
What was claimed Home and Away stars are dead or have been diagnosed with serious illnesses. Our verdict False. The posts are...

Coalition MPs falsely claim China’s live-fire drill was in ‘our waters’
The Chinese navy did not conduct training exercises with live ammunition in Australian waters earlier this year, despite a claim by the...

Celebrity death hoaxes alive and thriving on social media
Celebrity death hoaxes are spreading rapidly across social media in what experts suspect is an attempt to generate engagement for online advertising. ...

Proliferation of AI tools drives wave of British royal deepfakes
The British royal family is being targeted by deepfakes generated with artificial intelligence on social media in what experts say is an...

Liberal senators falsely claim Australia has never taxed unrealised gains
Liberal Party senators Andrew Bragg and Jane Hume are falsely claiming there has never been a tax on unrealised gains or “paper...

Experts pull plug on Barnaby Joyce’s renewables scheme claim
Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce is falsely claiming the Labor government’s renewable energy investment scheme underwrites projects even if they don’t produce electricity. ...

Fact check: Super tax proposal has been misrepresented
The government isn’t planning a new tax on all unrealised gains, including homes and shares, to trap Australians in “financial slavery”, despite...

Liberals’ anti-Labor inflation claim debunked
A Liberal Party federal election campaign advertisement accusing Labor of consistently delivering world-leading inflation rates has been debunked. Thousands of dollars have...

Dutton wrong to claim interest rates ‘always’ lower under Coalition
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has falsely claimed that interest rates are always lower under the Coalition because it manages the economy better...

How to spot a deal and avoid overspending on Black Friday
Australians are being urged to plan ahead and avoid overspending over the Black Friday weekend, with millions of bargain hunters slated to...

