The viral claim appears to show a source - but not everything is as seems.

Like many conspiracy theories, the claim does have some truth backing it up.

It comes amid growing COVID-19 cases & a record daily figure in NSW.

The claim may have originated as satire, but plenty of people are taking it seriously.

We explain the 7 different ratings we give when fact-checking & what they mean.

An explainer on the process the entire 6 News team goes through to ensure our fact-checks are correct.