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RMIT ABC Fact Check
Owning Institution:
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: Were 400 white South African farmers murdered last year?
Following comments that white South African farmers deserved special attention because they were being persecuted, former prime minister Tony Abbott claimed 400 white farmers were murdered, over the last 12 months.
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Fact Check: Are one in 10 workers in Australia on temporary work visas?
Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary Sally McManus has called for an end to Australia's uncapped temporary working visa system.
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Fact Check: Will the move to make codeine prescription-only save 100 lives a year?
Health Minister Greg Hunt claims advice from the Therapeutic Goods Administration states that up to 100 lives a year could be saved by making codeine products prescription-only. But the NSW Pharmacy Guild says there's no evidence to support this.
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Fact Check: Were Indigenous Australians classified under a flora and fauna act until the 1967 referendum?
Indigenous actor Shareena Clanton claims her mother, was not considered a human being until the "referendum came through from the flora and fauna act in 1967."
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Fact Check: Are there fewer young people in SA today than 36 years ago?
SA-Best Leader Nick Xenophon claims there are fewer young people in South Australia than there were 36 years ago — a statement that goes against the conventional expectation that as population increases, so do the numbers in all age groups.