Fact checks

An online influencer with no medical training has falsely claimed that two common neurological conditions are caused by toxic metals settling in the brain.

A document shared online has misrepresented data from Australia’s weather bureau to falsely claim that the sea level in Sydney Harbour has not risen in a century.

Citing outdated information, social media users have falsely claimed that government content will be exempt from a proposed law to improve how digital platforms tackle online falsehoods.

Once again the WEF is the target of misinformation — this time social media users claim it wants to stamp out vegetable gardens.

Australia’s weather bureau does not show all historical high temperatures, but there is a good reason.

An online video has falsely claimed that 5G is a weapon developed by the military to cause radiation poisoning.

An increase in mpox infections has been accompanied by false claims that it only affects gay men

Claims that the singer was dropped by the company after she endorsed Kamala Harris in the US presidential race originated from satirical news articles.

Social media posts that claim the Australian retailer is giving away laptops and other electronics are a scam designed to cheat people out of their money.

A viral video claims a poll showing 83 per cent support for the Voice among Indigenous Australians is fake because not all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were consulted.

A widely shared social media post says the government has “set up a trick” by including two questions in the forthcoming referendum.

Social media users claim the wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, were deliberately caused by a “directed energy weapon”.

Social media users are claiming the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum will be rigged in favour of a Yes outcome.

A video on social media claims boycotting the forthcoming referendum will boost the Yes vote.

Doctored footage of the billionaire businessman is being used on social media to lure investors to a fraudulent stock trading platform.

Social media users are, once again, claiming the Albanese government is throwing taxpayers’ money at the Yes campaign.

The Western Australian government’s decision to revoke its controversial cultural heritage laws has been seized upon by supporters of the No campaign to undermine the viability of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

Opponents of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament are spreading a message on Facebook that claims the upcoming referendum is illegal because the enabling legislation does not exist. But they're wrong.

Documents released through an FOI request have been used to falsely claim the Uluru Statement from the Heart is 26 pages long, not one, and that it contains “hidden” policies such as reparations for First Nations peoples.

The recent release of the royal commission findings into Robodebt has sparked a surge of social media posts claiming that the illegal scheme caused thousands of deaths.

Like the former prime minister, anti-Voice Facebook users are falsely claiming that the National Indigenous Australians Agency provides $30 billion in funding to Indigenous programs.

A viral online video is spreading the false claim that Australians will be asked to vote on a second question in the Voice referendum asking whether Australia should become a republic.

Viral social media posts are promoting drinking the household chemical as a way to cure or alleviate a wide range of ailments.

The use of Aboriginal place names on flight information boards at Queensland airports has sparked claims that Brisbane has been renamed.

Claims being pushed by opponents of the Voice that the Indigenous Voice to Parliament will lead to apartheid in Australia are “ludicrous”, according to experts.

Facebook videos using doctored audio of billionaire celebrities and Channel Nine reporters are being used to scam Australians.

An unauthorised “Vote No” pamphlet contains disinformation about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum and features a digitally altered image of Aboriginal artwork.