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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 scepticism about FODMAPs causing gut problems justified?
Are FODMAPs a type of food that causes digestive problems for up to one in three people?
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Fact Check: Is the same-sex marriage survey a completely novel idea that is not actually a plebiscite?
Former High Court judge Michael Kirby claims the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey (same-sex marriage survey) is not a plebiscite, but a voluntary, non-binding, non-compulsory vote of citizens that has never before been held under Australia's constitu
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Fact Check: Does a Corolla bought in the UK emit half the carbon dioxide of one bought in Australia?
Opposition climate change and energy spokesman Mark Butler claims a Toyota Corolla bought in the UK is half as polluting as a Toyota Corolla bought in Australia, because Austalia does not have mandatory emission standards.
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Fact Check: Does the data show that income inequality has fallen?
Treasurer Scott Morrison claims data shows that according to the accepted international definition of inequality, it has not worsened, it has actually improved.
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Fact Check: Was Labor's PNG refugee deal for one year only?
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd claims the 2013 Agreement with PNG for the processing and resettlement of asylum seekers was meant to be for one year only, but the Abbott/Turnbull governments have let it continue for longer.