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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: Has plain tobacco packaging failed to stop people smoking?
Tobacco company Philip Morris claims "the data is clear" that plain packaging has not stopped people smoking.
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Fact Check: Can governments protect people from killer sharks?
WA Minister Troy Buswell claims implementing a series of measures to increase safety for swimmers and surfers in Western Australia "does not represent what you would call a culling" of sharks.
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Fact Check: Was Labor's childcare fund only ever about the union?
Assistant Minister for Education Sussan Ley claims Labor's $300 million fund to subsidise childcare workers' wages was only ever about the unions.
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Fact Check: Nick Xenophon not telling the full story on price of Australian cars overseas
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon claims a Ford Territory that sells for $38,000 to $40,000 in Australia costs over $100,000 in Thailand.
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Fact Check: Auction clearance rates in Sydney, Melbourne based on incomplete data
Financial analyst Mark Bayley claims auction clearance rates in Sydney are not transparent, real or representative of the actual rate at which houses are being sold.