The claim was made by Peta Credlin, something Senator Jane Hume said was "exactly right."

Yes, we're even including ones that never ran & ones that existed before federation.

Dicks was one of 12 ungrouped candidates trying to win a Victorian senate seat.

The seat is currently in the national spotlight after the LNP's candidate was referred to the federal police.

Allegations of independent candidates being a 'front' for Labor & the Greens have spread throughout the campaign.

Misinformation about the election spread months before it was even called.

It was controversial before he even spoke - but do the claims Clive Palmer made at the National Press Club stack up?

It's not the first time the AEC has stepped in & fact-checked social media claims.

The Australian Electoral Commision has now responded to the claim.