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RMIT ABC Fact Check
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RMIT ABC Fact Check determines the accuracy of claims by politicians, public figures, advocacy groups and institutions engaged in the public debate. It is a partnership between RMIT University and the ABC, combining academic excellence and the best of Australian journalism to inform the public through an independent, non-partisan voice.
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Fact Check: Is facial recognition technology worse at identifying darker-skinned faces than lighter ones?
Facial recognition technology, which often relies on opaque algorithms developed by tech companies, is rapidly infiltrating many aspects of people's lives. But lawyers and technology experts warn the technology can be racially discriminatory.
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Fact Check: Have more than a billion animals perished nationwide this bushfire season? Here are the facts
An ecology expert from the University of Sydney says the fires burning across Australia have killed more than 800 million mammals, birds and reptiles, and claims that the total is probably "over a billion".
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Fact Check: Has NSW seen more than twice the amount of prescribed burning in national parks this decade compared with the last?
Some people have claimed there was a lack of prescribed burning in NSW before this season's bushfires, but a landscape flammability expert says this is completely false.
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Fact Check Fact File: Some Coalition MPs say that arson is mostly to blame for the bushfire crisis. Here are the facts
Social media is rife with claims that unprecedented levels of arson, not climate change, is the main cause of this season's bushfires. But what does the data show?
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Fact Check Fact File: Are hazard reduction burns effective in managing bushfires? The answer is complicated
Liberal and Nationals MPs have blamed conservation laws for the fires ravaging Australia's east coast, with some claiming that hazard reduction burns could have prevented much of the damage. But how effective are they?