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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: Rupert Murdoch misleading on North and South Poles
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch claims the North Pole is melting "a bit, but the South Pole is getting bigger".
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Fact Check: Is the disability support pension a 'set and forget' payment?
Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews claims the disability support pension is a 'set and forget' payment irrespective of their long-term ability to work.
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Fact Check: Too soon to know if e-cigarettes help people quit smoking
The evidence does not support the idea that e-cigarettes help people stop smoking.
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Fact Check: Tony Abbott's claim carbon schemes being discarded doesn't check out
Prime Minister Tony Abbott claims emissions trading schemes are being discarded around the world, not adopted.
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Fact Check: Does ANZUS commit the US to come to Australia's aid, as Foreign Minister Julie Bishop claims?
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop claims at the heart of the ANZUS treaty is a commitment for signatories to come to one another's aid in the worst of times.