A social media post makes multiple claims about how much the Australian government spends each year, but several of the figures are wrong. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-federal-government-does-not-spend-1tn-each-year/

A social media post makes multiple claims about how much the Australian government spends each year, but several of the figures are wrong. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-federal-government-does-not-spend-1tn-each-year/

Disinformation spreaders have used a fictional academic to raise questions about the claimed rise in wealth of a government minister. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fake-professor-used-in-housing-minister-smear-campaign/

Social media users are spreading a conspiracy theory that the word 'hantavirus' derives from a Hebrew slang word meaning 'fraud' or 'scam'. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/hantavirus-hebrew-origin-story-is-a-viral-fraud/

An expert has described the Opposition Leader's methodology as "dodgy" after he claimed this year's migration rate is running 80,000 ahead of forecasts.

Fake stories about violent riots involving members of a religious group in Australia are being shared by foreign-run Facebook accounts. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/foreign-pages-stoke-division-with-fake-islamist-riot-posts/

A Pfizer document is being misrepresented on social media to falsely claim that hantavirus is listed as a COVID-19 vaccine side effect. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/false-claims-link-hantavirus-to-covid-vaccines/

Social media posts are falsely claiming Australia's immigration minister has announced plans to fast-track citizenship for millions of temporary visa holders. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/citizenship-fast-track-announcement-a-social-media-fabrication/

Social media posts are overstating the number of migrants arriving in Australia by using a dataset that measures border crossings, not immigration. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/migration-numbers-inflated-by-incorrect-use-of-travel-data/

Reports claiming a staff member died and a coach underwent surgery at an NRL club are completely false and rely on AI-generated images. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/warriors-fans-targeted-with-ai-generated-fake-news/

Facebook pages are spreading false claims that former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith held a press conference to speak out against the return of 'ISIS brides'. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/disinformation-pages-spread-fake-ben-roberts-smith-isis-brides-statement/

A viral social media post is falsely claiming Australia passed a sweeping law enabling mass deportations across the country. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/false-mass-deportation-claim-spreads-online-outrage/

Social media posts are falsely claiming that a law allows parents and doctors to end the lives of infants for non-medical reasons. https://aap.com.au/factcheck/no-a-law-doesnt-allow-parents-to-euthanise-babies-they-dont-like/

A photo of a koala mass grave in Australia is being falsely linked to a renewable energy project. https://aap.com.au/factcheck/koala-mass-grave-image-falsely-linked-to-renewable-energy-project/

NRL opponents aren't the only ones targeting the Melbourne Storm with the club again being targeted by fake AI-generated news. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fake-melbourne-storm-death-claims-target-nrl-fans-on-facebook/

The cost of 53 investigations and a defence inquiry into war crimes in Afghanistan is being misrepresented as the bill for the probe into Ben Roberts-Smith alone. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/social-media-claims-misrepresent-cost-of-roberts-smith-investigation/

An Australian government minister is being criticised on social media for a luxury designer outfit that she never even wore. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/govt-minister-targeted-in-ai-generated-designer-outfit-smear/

Hundreds of thousands of Australians have accessed a government home loan scheme that online posts falsely claim is exclusive to foreigners. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/migrant-home-loan-scheme-is-a-social-media-mirage/

Foreign-run Facebook pages are sharing fake details about the alleged murder of five‑year‑old Kumanjayi Little Baby near Alice Springs. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/girls-death-exploited-by-foreign-facebook-pages/

Australian government aid funding for Lebanon is not being handed over to a group it lists as a terrorist organisation. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/lebanon-aid-misrepresented-as-hezbollah-funding/

Images of migrants gathering at landmarks in Hungary on social media after the recent election loss of its anti-immigration government are AI-generated. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/synthetic-images-of-migrants-in-european-capital-stoke-division-online/

Social media users are falsely claiming that One Nation leader Pauline Hanson was caught on film embracing a neo-Nazi on stage at an anti-immigration rally. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/pauline-hanson-hugger-misidentified-as-neo-nazi/

Australian users to be posting videos of the aftermath of a recent earthquake in Japan are actually sharing old footage of other disasters. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/old-japan-disaster-videos-recycled-after-recent-earthquake/

Social media users are sharing fake magazine covers that falsely claim Anthony Albanese was named one of TIME's 100 most influential people of 2026. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/albanese-time-cover-stories-are-ai-fakes/

A video supposedly showing Sydney police grappling with a pro-Palestine protester is spreading online, but it was actually filmed thousands of kilometres away. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/german-pro-palestine-protest-clip-passed-off-as-sydney-arrest/

Clips of supposed street interviews with Australians sharing their political opinions have been created using AI. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/ai-errors-reveal-fake-vox-pop-interviews/

Foreign-run Facebook pages are attempting to make money by reporting on heated parliamentary exchanges that never happened. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/aussies-targeted-by-fake-reports-of-political-squabbles/

A Facebook page is spreading false stories about the Roosters, including purported plans for a new stadium and even reports of player deaths at the NRL club. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/roosters-fans-targeted-with-fake-death-claims-pride-flag-controversies/

The Labor government claims the coalition went to the last election promising higher debt and deficits, but economic forecasts present a more nuanced picture. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/more-to-the-story-on-coalition-election-debt-claim/

While one of Australia's last fertiliser plants has closed its doors, claims linking its shutdown to the recent housing crisis and migrants are false. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fertiliser-plant-closure-used-to-sow-immigration-misinformation/

Several of Facebook pages are falsely claiming Brisbane Broncos stars and fans have been embroiled in outlandish controversies involving Nazi salutes and rainbow helmets. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/disinformation-operation-preys-on-brisbane-broncos-supporters/

A fake Rabbitohs fan page is falsely claiming a terminally ill former Souths player has died to drive traffic to an ad-laden website. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/foreign-run-pages-fake-deaths-of-rabbitohs-players-staff/

The Melbourne Storm is being targeted by foreign-run Facebook pages spreading disinformation, including falsely claiming some players and staff have died. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/melbourne-storm-players-fans-targeted-by-disinformation-page/

There is no record of supposed comments from the prime minister about Israel's war in Lebanon being shared online. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fake-albanese-quote-accuses-israel-of-setting-the-world-on-fire/

Online conspiracies claiming the son of cop killer Dezi Freeman was arrested for helping his late father evade police are false. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/foreign-disinformation-pages-exploit-dezi-freeman-case/

A social media graphic claims petrol prices have increased far more in Australia than in other major economies, but the figures are wrong. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/petrol-price-graphic-understates-global-price-hikes/

An image of the Victorian premier holding a press conference in front of an array of pro-Palestine and LGBTQI flags is an AI fake. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/victorian-premier-targeted-with-false-flag-disinformation/

Social media posts are misrepresenting a JP Morgan report on oil shipments from the Gulf as a deadline for Australia's fuel supply. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/map-confusion-stokes-oil-crisis-fears/

Thousands of Facebook users are outraged by a series of videos featuring Muslim women demanding changes to Australian norms, but none of them is real. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/ai-glitches-expose-fake-videos-of-muslims-complaining-about-australia/

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor blamed Labor for fuel standards that forced an oil refinery to export petrol, but those rules were initiated by the coalition. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/taylors-fuel-standards-claim-omits-context/

The energy minister has claimed Labor introduced Australia's fuel reserve, but failed to mention the coalition laid the groundwork. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/bowen-downplays-coalitions-role-in-fuel-reserve-scheme/

The amount of tax Australians pay on petrol at the pump is being massively inflated in social media posts. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-taxes-dont-double-the-price-of-petrol-in-australia/

Kiwis are leaving the nest in droves, but the Labour Party's claim that a record number of New Zealanders have left in recent years isn't backed by the data. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/nz-labour-wrong-on-migration-claim/

Foreign-run Facebook pages are masquerading as Australian news publications and spreading false information about politicians to drive engagement. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/the-fake-political-news-pages-fooling-countless-aussies/

New Zealand's finance minister has defended the government's track record with an exaggerated claim about the country's economy. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/nzs-sustained-economic-growth-claim-doesnt-stack-up/

Foreign-run Facebook pages are posing as Australian news publications to spread political disinformation and get clicks to ad-laden websites. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/vietnam-disinformation-pages-masquerade-as-australian-news-sites/

A viral social media post claims oil from the Strait of Hormuz doesn't come to Australia, but that's false. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/australia-does-use-hormuz-oil-contrary-to-claims/

Foreign-run Facebook pages are posting AI images that falsely purport to show a federal senator making obscene gestures in parliament. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/middle-finger-salute-images-are-ai-fakes/

A widely shared claim that a single suburb has more than 1300 NDIS providers stems from a misinterpretation of a website search result. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-sydney-suburb-does-not-have-1300-ndis-providers/

An NRL team's run of form is being hijacked by a social media page that's spreading fake news about its coach and a star player based on miscaptioned and AI-generated photos. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/top-nrl-clubs-fans-targeted-with-social-media-disinformation/