Kooyong Forever: How a meme and fake court document on Twitter made it into parliament
Sally Rugg's court battle with Monique Ryan's continues.
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- Feb 9, 2023
Musical chairs in parliament: Does Lidia Thorpe's senate seat belong to her or The Greens?
The now-independent will be in the senate until her term expires in 2028.
- Feb 8, 2023
Did Alan Joyce get a pie in his face for supporting COVID-19 vaccine mandates?
Qantas' vaccine mandates for international travellers was dropped last year.
- Jan 16, 2023
Conspiracy theories about ABC presenters wearing 'mourning clothes for George Pell' completely false
In more than 80% of the bulletins we found, black was not being worn by the presenter.
- Dec 9, 2022
Will the Voice to Parliament be a 'racial divide' in Australia?
A look at claims about the Voice ahead of the upcoming referendum.
- Nov 22, 2022
Did ABC Kids show porn to its target audience of children under 6 years old?
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- Nov 15, 2022
The Liberals claim the 'only way to get rid of Dan Andrews' is to vote for them - they're wrong
The Coalition has spread claims including that a 'vote for an independent will help re-elect Dan Andrews.'
- Oct 17, 2022
Crunching the numbers: Is the Freedom Party right about 0.005% of Victorians supporting Dan Andrews?
Aidan McLindon is aiming to defeat Andrews in the Premier's seat of Mulgrave.
- Sep 29, 2022
No, the United Australia Party isn't dead - they're running in the Victorian election
Claims that the party is "dead" have spread after they were deregistered.
- Sep 5, 2022
'Labor cares': Government accused of spin over pension increase which happens due to auto indexation
Welfare payment increases were announced this morning.
- Sep 2, 2022
Labor MP shares Crikey article claiming The Greens can "kill" Voice referendum - is that true?
Several viral claims about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament have spread online recently.
- Aug 29, 2022
Labor says they've been in government for 100 days - here's why they're wrong
It's a small technicality, but an important one.
- Aug 27, 2022
Third tier of government? Fact-checking & analysing claims about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament
There's a lot we don't know about the Voice - but let's look at what we do know.
- Aug 21, 2022
Herald Sun story about schoolgirl identifying as a cat goes viral but lacks evidence
It's not the first time such a story has gone viral online.
- Aug 5, 2022
Sky News & Sarah Henderson claim Monique Ryan voted against the Climate Change Bill (she didn't)
The bill yesterday passed the House of Representatives 89-55.
- Jul 6, 2022
The Victorian Liberals claim Dan Andrews has extended the State of Emergency - is that true?
The party has repeatedly said they will end lockdowns if elected in November.
- Jul 5, 2022
Did more people vote Liberal than any other party at this year's federal election?
The claim was made by Peta Credlin, something Senator Jane Hume said was "exactly right."
- Jun 8, 2022
Liberal senator Hollie Hughes fact-checked by the AEC for a comment that's a "little misleading"
The comments from Ms Hughes came during an interview on the ABC.
- Jun 4, 2022
Article in The Australian misses the mark multiple times when it comes to preferences in Griffith
The 'Greenslide' in Queensland saw The Greens pick up 3 seats in the state.
- May 30, 2022
Did Peter Dutton remove the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander flags in his first press conference?
One tweet making the claim has gone viral - but it leaves out some crucial information.
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