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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: Have removal rates of Indigenous children increased 400 per cent since 2008?
Former Victorian Greens MP Lidia Thorpe claims that the rate of removal of Indigenous children has increased five-fold over the decade to 2018.
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Fact Check: Has the Coalition Government doubled net debt?
Shadow assistant treasurer Andrew Leigh claims that net debt has doubled under the Coalition Government and "hit a record high" of "some $350 billion".
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Fact Check: Are drug sniffer dogs incorrect 75 per cent of the time?
A statement on the Victorian Greens' website claims that drug detection dogs are incorrect 75 per cent of the time.
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Fact Check: Has Victoria's share of Chinese investment in Australia more than tripled over four years?
Ahead of the 2018 Victorian state election, Premier Daniel Andrews claimed that the state's share of Chinese investment in Australia had more than tripled in the past four years.
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Fact Check: Did the Victorian Coalition cut a billion dollars from health when last in office?
Ahead of the 2018 state election, Victorian Health Minister Jill Hennessy claimed that when the Coalition was last in office, it cut $1 billion from the health system.