The Liberal Party's new deputy leader says more than half a million migrants have come to the country annually under Labor, but current levels are nearly half that amount. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/liberal-migration-claims-rely-on-outdated-data/

A claim that non-citizens can run for local council in most Australian states overlooks long-standing legislation across almost every jurisdiction. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/claim-non-citizens-can-run-for-council-in-most-states-is-misleading/

A bitter war of words between tech billionaire Elon Musk and the Australian prime minister is fake news being pushed by a disinformation page on Facebook. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/disinformation-page-invents-gun-laws-feud-between-musk-and-pm/

A purported video of a hammer-wielding migrant smashing up Sydney Airport actually shows a passenger's outburst more than 11,000km away. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/airport-meltdown-video-used-to-stoke-immigration-outrage/

Millions of Facebook users are watching and commenting on fake, AI-generated videos of Muslims appearing to complain about life in Australia. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/foreign-page-uses-ai-videos-to-stir-outrage-against-muslims/

Synthetic footage and old, unrelated clips are being shared on social media with false claims that they show the 2026 war between the US, Israel and Iran. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/ai-clips-old-footage-add-to-iran-war-misinformation/

Disinformation operations on Facebook are sharing fake quotes a former state premier and his family amid speculation about his health. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fabricated-quotes-exploit-confusion-over-former-premiers-health/

Social media users are sharing an Al-generated image of Anthony Albanese wearing a leather outfit at Mardi Gras, despite him not marching in the 2026 parade. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/image-of-a-leather-clad-albanese-at-mardi-gras-is-an-ai-fake/

A fabricated report claiming a prominent political commentator is suing the prime minister over the Bondi beach terror attack is being shared on Facebook. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-truth-to-reports-of-bondi-attack-lawsuit-involving-credlin-pm/

A spelling mistake in a supposed One Nation campaign sign for the Farrer by-election is the result of a joke between work colleagues https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/misspelt-one-nation-corflute-revealed-as-workplace-prank/

Foreign Facebook pages are sharing AI-generated images of veteran Queensland MP Bob Katter lying in a hospital bed. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/foreign-trolls-target-bob-katter-with-ai-generated-health-scare/

Social media users are using old and AI-generated images to make false claims about military strikes in the Middle East conflict. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fake-footage-of-us-iran-war-floods-social-media/

Disinformation peddlers are sharing fake stories about the prime minister's response to Pauline Hanson's inflammatory comments about Muslims. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-truth-to-pms-pledge-to-investigate-hanson/

A social media video has been repurposed to make it sound as if taxpayers are funding the building of dozens of mosques in Australia. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-the-taxpayer-is-not-funding-the-building-of-dozens-of-mosques/

A foreign-run Facebook page is using AI-generated videos to stoke outrage by dog owners against Muslims in Australia. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/aussie-dog-lovers-tricked-by-ai-video-of-muslims-calling-for-beach-ban/

A social media post is using misleading crime statistics to make the case for more relaxed gun controls. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/misleading-murder-ranking-used-to-argue-for-gun-rights/

Politicians are trading blows over funding for one state's regional firefighters amid a devastating season, but their claims omit key context. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/competing-claims-about-firefighting-funding-debunked/

A series of videos purporting to show migrants complaining about life in Australia is, in fact, a synthetic creation. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/australian-immigrants-revealed-to-be-ai-creations/

Social media users are sharing a fake image of Jeffrey Epstein as the US Department of Justice continues to release files related to the late sex offender. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/purported-image-of-epstein-in-israel-is-ai-generated/

A popular Facebook page sharing AI-generated videos of Australian women protesting against immigration is actually being operated from Sri Lanka. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/foreign-facebook-page-using-ai-generated-women-to-stir-immigration-outrage/

AI-generated mugshots of fugitive Dezi Freeman, who allegedly shot two police officers dead, are causing confusion on social media. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/arrest-photos-of-fugitive-dezi-are-ai-generated-fakes/

Australian aid to Afghanistan is being misrepresented as a grant to the Taliban, which the Albanese government doesn't even recognise. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/aust-aid-to-afghanistan-misrepresented-as-taliban-grant/

A claim that new legislation enabling the government to seize underutilised homes from older Australians is a work of fiction. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-government-has-not-proposed-bill-to-seize-seniors-homes/

Dozens of impossible, AI-generated visuals of disasters, crashes and international sporting events are being posted by another self-described NZ "news" page on Facebook. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fake-nz-news-page-flooding-facebook-with-ai-images/

Claims that porn websites have sidestepped regulation while the government clamps down on social media sites are misleading. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/porn-websites-arent-exempt-from-child-safety-regulations/

False claims are circulating that a group of Muslims who attended a Sydney rally opposing Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit began praying in front of a memorial to victims of the Bondi attack. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-muslims-were-not-filmed-praying-in-front-of-bondi-memorial/

Fake news targeting Australian seniors on social media has reached a new peak with a video falsely claiming there are 10 new laws aiming to turn them into criminals. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/false-claim-about-10-new-laws-targeting-seniors-sparks-online-outrage/

An anti-immigration leaflet has massively understated the number of babies of European ethnicity being born in New Zealand. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/claim-about-ethnic-births-in-nz-doesnt-match-official-data/

Claims that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese changed the oath that new Australian citizens are required to take are baseless. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-albanese-government-has-not-scrapped-citizenship-oath/

An expert says a Facebook page's use of AI-generated "news" images is undermining trust in legitimate news media outlets. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/nz-media-outlet-misrepresents-news-with-ai-images-and-video/

A social media user who falsely claiming the UK has said it will seize babies from parents who oppose digital ID has warned Australia could be next. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-the-uk-isnt-threatening-to-seize-babies-over-digital-id/

Claims that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has changed the oath that new Australian citizens are required to take are baseless. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-albanese-government-has-not-scrapped-citizenship-oath/

Fake news and Al-generated images about a landslide that killed six people in New Zealand are being shared on social media. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/facebook-pages-peddle-ai-images-of-nz-landslide-disaster/

An old video of Anthony Albanese being jeered at the Australian Open has resurfaced with false claims that it is from this year's event. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/clip-of-pm-being-booed-at-australian-open-is-a-2024-re-run/

New Zealand's energy minister has taken credit for a renewable energy boom, but official figures show the boom began long before the Luxon administration took office. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/nz-govts-claimed-renewable-energy-record-at-odds-with-official-data/ #nzpol

AI-generated images of a hero police officer are being used by fake news pages on Facebook to lure users to external websites. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/hero-cops-cancer-diagnosis-exploited-by-engagement-bait-pages/

Fake news about the deaths of a Canadian backpacker and a shark attack victim is being used to lure social media users into visiting websites. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fake-news-pages-exploit-backpacker-death-and-shark-attack-victim/

Official data shows the proportion of homes owned by Chinese investors has been massively exaggerated in social media claims. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/chinese-investors-dont-own-two-thirds-of-homes/

A new internet code aimed at preventing children from viewing harmful online content has sparked false claims about how Australians can access the web. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/googling-without-id-is-not-banned-under-new-regulations/

A pro-gun MP has aired several falsehoods about weapons, crime statistics and the circumstances of the Bondi attack as he opposed the government's gun reforms. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/katters-bondi-attack-gun-crime-claims-dont-stack-up/

Artificial intelligence has been used to generate an image of a police officer who survived the Bondi Beach massacre in hospital with bandages covering his eyes. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fake-news-pages-share-ai-image-of-wounded-bondi-cop/

Official data shows the proportion of homes owned by Chinese investors has been massively exaggerated in social media claims. www.aap.com.au/factcheck/ch...

A UN document being shared online is not a plan for "replacement migration", it's a demographic study from the turn of the millennium. www.aap.com.au/factcheck/de...

A video showing green treetops in an area recently damaged by a major bushfire is entirely consistent with the type of blaze, experts say. www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fo...

Claims on social media that Australia has already reached net zero are based on a misunderstanding of how progress is calculated and what counts towards the target. www.aap.com.au/factcheck/au...

A man who filmed someone squatting on an Adelaide street was not arrested for harassment, despite online claims. www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no...

An edit of footage from a press conference is being used to imply that the prime minister dodged a question about radical Islam. www.aap.com.au/factcheck/ed...

Alex de Minaur has been the subject of a slew of false posts, embroiling him in a supposed public spat with the prime minister. www.aap.com.au/factcheck/di...

Falsehoods about the record of former high court justice Virginia Bell have circulated amid criticism of her appointment. www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fa...

Usman Khawaja's criticisms of anti-immigration and Islamophobic views in his final press conference as an Australian Test cricketer is being misrepresented online. aap.com.au/factcheck/fa...