A fictitious announcement, supposedly made by Australia's defence minister and shared widely on social media, labels Israel a

A Joe Rogan podcast guest claims that changes to the definition and diagnosis of paralytic polio are responsible for the fall in cases, but experts say the medical success story is down to vaccines.

A former politician claims the government has handed control of health policy to the World Health Organization, but experts say Australia retains its sovereign right to determine health policies.

Experts say claims about dandelion tea on leukaemia are misleading, as no studies have been conducted on human patients.

A social media post falsely claims investment firm BlackRock owns all four of Australia's major banks.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appears to have been confused with a top UN expert on Palestine in social media claims about a US entry ban.

Fake TV news stories, including that the US president has made it legal to drive without a licence, are being shared on social media.

Online posts falsely claim that Immigration Minister Tony Burke has granted the Bob Vylan frontman's visa to Australia in the wake of an on-stage protest against the Israel Defense Forces.

Users have misinterpreted images of Hannah Thomas's injuries amid a protest to imply she is lying about the incident with NSW police.

A social media post falsely claims the federal government's 30 per cent superannuation tax has exemptions for all politicians, Aboriginal people and churches.

A barrage of AI-generated videos appeared on social media following the US strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, claiming to show the bombings.

Social media posts rely on a wrongly labelled anti-assisted-dying pamphlet as being distributed by the Canadian government.

Greta Thunberg was stopped from entering Gaza by Israeli naval forces, not allowed free passage at her own risk, as claimed in a fake statement.

A video of a man being arrested at an Australian bank is being misrepresented in claims he was taken into custody for merely trying to withdraw cash.

Social media outrage has erupted over false claims about coming changes that will make Australians wait longer to access their superannuation savings.

False online claims about corruption involving federal election officials counting votes in Adelaide are based on a misunderstanding of Australia's preferential voting process.

Incorrect claims about the vote count in outgoing Liberal leader Peter Dutton's former seat of Dickson are based on misrepresented electoral figures.

The Australian Electoral Commission says claims on social media that six million ballots cast in the federal election are missing are

A fake audio recording of Joe Rogan's voice calling Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong a

A veteran Labor minister's claim that a Muslim political group has preferenced him below a centre-right candidate in his southwest Sydney seat is false.

Education Minister Jason Clare falsely accused Peter Dutton of opposing Labor's 2024 budget measure to provide households with $300 power bill rebates, despite the Opposition leader supporting it.

Experts say proposed NSW laws aimed at making abortion more accessible will not force the closure of all Christian and Catholic hospitals if they don't perform terminations.

Experts say proposed NSW laws aimed at making abortion more accessible will not force the closure of all Christian and Catholic hospitals if they don't perform terminations.

Labor has claimed a 28.2 per cent drop in emissions below 2005 levels, but is it really the environmental success story it appears?

An old image of a once aspiring political leader has recirculated on Facebook, misleading voters about the upcoming federal election.

Social media users are recycling a discredited claim that Australia's Indigenous people wiped out a pygmy population that preceded them.