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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A fake news article is being used to spread false claims that the federal government plans to outlaw home ownership. bit.ly/46OfEX7

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

High-profile Australian politicians are being targeted on Facebook by fabricated clickbait stories by overseas disinformation pages. bit.ly/4ylMZVy

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A vintage-style photo of Pauline Hanson working in a busy fish and chip shop in the late 1980s is circulating online, but it's fake. bit.ly/4iSnoia

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The National claims a poll found most people oppose new taxes, but the survey actually shows that more respondents support several new taxes than oppose them. bit.ly/4huXVc6

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

False quotes attributed to Senator Fatima Payman are being shared by clickbait Facebook pages run from Vietnam and the Philippines. bit.ly/4xJzy0p

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A viral Facebook post claims nicotine is required for the body's insulin-producing cells to function properly and suggests a lack of nicotine can cause diabetes, but that's untrue. bit.ly/4ySY8Nd

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A viral image that appears to show teachers threatening to quit their jobs if pride flags are removed from classrooms is an AI generated fake. bit.ly/4dsNzZ6

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Donald Trump did not berate Anthony Albanese on social media for interrupting his round of golf, contrary to online claims. bit.ly/4cZQKr2

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A Russian embassy is sharing an image that appears to show Vladimir Putin taking a group selfie with other world leaders at a global forum, but the photo is an AI-generated fake. bit.ly/3TM1x1x

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Pauline Hanson has mixed datasets for a misleading claim about migrants on skilled visas. bit.ly/4yO3B8k

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A 2026 UNICEF survey does not contradict a UN-backed declaration that famine occurred in Gaza in 2025, despite claims online. bit.ly/4hcQUwi

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Residents of Naoero, the Pacific Island nation formerly known as Nauru, will not be granted Australian citizenship under a treaty signed in 2024, despite claims online. bit.ly/3UOagkd

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A viral claim that Anthony Albanese has announced imminent plans to resign as prime minister is false. bit.ly/4xVyebI

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Budget figures do not show 1.765 million permanent migrants will arrive in Australia over the next three years, despite claims circulating on social media. bit.ly/4xs6DxL

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Bunnings is not about to charge charities and sports clubs a $150 site fee to hold sausage sizzles outside its stores, despite claims circulating on social media. bit.ly/4h5pDMA

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The rollout of bird flu vaccinations in Australia is fuelling misinformation online, including false claims that no cases of the disease have been detected in the country. bit.ly/4AgAQCO

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A widely shared image purporting to show the cover of The Economist magazine's The World Ahead 2027 edition is AI-generated. bit.ly/3TuHKDE

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A viral video that claims contracting an HPV infection is a common side effect of the HPV vaccine is "utterly ignorant of the science", experts say. bit.ly/4A9Z6WR

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Controversy surrounding a bill in California has resurfaced years after it passed into law, with an Australian social media user mischaracterising it as legalising infanticide. bit.ly/4yyTeow

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Facebook spammers are stirring up debate by posting clips of Australian MPs asking contentious questions in parliament, but the videos are AI-generated. bit.ly/4h0QgSG

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Spam Facebook accounts are stirring up debate online with AI-generated videos purporting to show Australians protesting about a variety of social and political issues. bit.ly/4gWiJcm

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A decade-old news story is being used to falsely claim the 2026 census database was hacked. bit.ly/4r5uX7i

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A vaccine being used to immunise vulnerable bird populations against bird flu is being falsely described on social media as an mRNA shot. bit.ly/4zXtJPu

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Pauline Hanson and Anthony Albanese did not trade barbs during a live TV debate, despite claims from a foreign-run disinformation operation. bit.ly/3UoTgRl

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Spammers are rewriting history by posting fake photos of people sent to Nazi concentration camps, including Australian survivors. bit.ly/4zSeDdX

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Misinformation about catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border is spreading online as rescue efforts continue. bit.ly/3UTcOxc

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Fake Sydney Swans fan pages are continuing to spread false information about the club in an attempt to capitalise on recent controversies. bit.ly/4db8TSF

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor is falsely claiming one of Australia's largest banks confirmed rents will rise 30 per cent due to Labor's tax changes. bit.ly/4gFwJXA

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

One Nation MP David Farley has falsely claimed his electorate of Farrer produces 40 per cent of all Australia's food. bit.ly/45WVF8g

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A video showing hundreds of motorcyclists riding in formation down a Brazilian highway is being misrepresented as bikers flocking to an anti-Islam protest in the US. bit.ly/4wZb2rI

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A foreign-run disinformation operation is concocting fake stories about New Zealand's opposition leader Chris Hipkins three months out from the country's elections. bit.ly/4zNq2vA

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Facebook users are sharing photos and videos falsely claiming to show deadly flooding in Nepal. bit.ly/3SF5ynQ

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

A program to vaccinate Philip Island's little penguins against bird flu is sparking false claims online that not a single bird in the colony has yet been infected with the virus. bit.ly/3SjwTMt

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Fake news Facebook pages are exploiting sexual assault allegations involving Sydney Swans players to spread false claims and drive web traffic. bit.ly/4iwpkMT

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Disinformation accounts on Facebook are exploiting the alleged murder of a Thai teenager to drive clicks to a website filled with advertisements. bit.ly/4xoWimV

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

AI-generated images and videos are being used to exaggerate the size of crowds at recent student protests against Pauline Hanson. bit.ly/3SD5GEy

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Disinformation pages are spreading false claims that Pauline Hanson funded a viral TV special exposing allegations about "high-profile figures". bit.ly/4qIpYcj

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

An old photo of an armed police unit in Melbourne is being used to falsely claim hundreds of Victorians were arrested and charged for crossing the road against a red light. bit.ly/3UgxbnR

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A video purporting to show Muslim men praying on the London Underground and blocking commuters is AI-generated. bit.ly/4zGSAH9

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A Facebook post is stirring up opposition to wind power by falsely claiming a photo shows a turbine that was blown up by Victorian farmers. bit.ly/4qps7JC

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Bob Katter is falsely claiming that all Australian boys were handed rifles under school cadet programs when he was a teenager in the late 1950s. bit.ly/4qrmkDE

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Widely shared social media videos purporting to show One Nation rallies are actually AI-generated fakes posted by a disinformation page. bit.ly/4zwzyTQ

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A global development organisation has not declared Australia is a third-world country, despite claims online. bit.ly/3Su4u6l

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

An image purporting to show Indian food being served at a Bunnings sausage sizzle is being used to stir up anti-migrant sentiment online, but it's actually AI-generated. bit.ly/4ze8BUJ

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A Liberal Party graphic is painting a misleading picture of household power bills by using cherry-picked data. bit.ly/4xDbnkH

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

It is being falsely claimed that "Christian" has been removed as a category from the list of religions on the 2026 census. Christianity has never been listed as a single tick-box option on the census. bit.ly/4wZTAUU

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

False claims are spreading online that Judaism has been removed from the tick-box list of religions on the 2026 census. However, Judaism has never been listed as a pre-filled option on the census. bit.ly/3TW9fpC

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Clickbait Facebook pages are exploiting the interest in the recent Commonwealth Games to spread falsehoods about Australian swimmers. bit.ly/4xFQvJM

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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Australians don't need to fill in the entire census for residents who aren't staying at their home on census night, despite claims circulating on social media. bit.ly/4qlXnJF

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