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Angus Taylor says Australia's core inflation is higher than all the countries in the G7. Is that correct?

Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor says Australia has higher core inflation than all of the countries in the G7. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says the government's 60-day script policy will worsen medicine shortages. What does the data say?

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says 400 drugs are on the "critical" shortage list and 20 per cent of those would be out of stock due to the government's new 60-day script policy. But the data tells a different story.

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Adam Bandt says rents are rising six times faster than wages. Is that correct?

Greens leader Adam Bandt says rents are rising six times faster than wages. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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Did Treasurer Jim Chalmers keep his facts straight in this week's budget speech?

Treasurer Jim Chalmers used his budget speech this week to spruik the government's credentials and programs. But did he keep his facts straight?

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Jim Chalmers says the Coalition racked up all but a 'tiny fraction' of $1 trillion in debt left to Labor. Is that correct?

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says that Labor inherited a trillion dollars of "Liberal debt" when it came to office, and that Labor's share of that, left to the previous Coalition government was "a tiny fraction". RMIT ABC Fact Check runs the numbers.

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Peter Dutton says the gender pay gap was 17.4 per cent under Labor and fell to 13.8 per cent under the Coalition. Is that correct?

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the gender pay gap under Labor was 17.4 per cent and fell to 13.8 per cent under the Coalition. RMIT ABC Fact Check looks at the numbers.

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How Sydney became the world's 'most-tolled' city. Or did it?

New South Wales Labor leader Chris Minns says Sydney is the "most-tolled city" in the world. Does that check out?

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Premier Dominic Perrottet claims NSW Labor closed 90 schools when they were last in power. Is that correct?

Premier Dominic Perrottet has attacked NSW Labor's education record, claiming they shut down 90 schools when last in office. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates

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Opposition Leader Chris Minns says the people of New South Wales pay more tax than other Australians. Is that correct?

State Opposition Leader Chris Minns claims New South Wales residents have the greatest tax burden in Australia, adding to their cost-of-living pain. Is that true? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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The NSW Coalition said it 'slashed' the social housing waitlist. Is that correct?

New South Wales Treasurer Matt Kean says the state's social housing waitlists been "slashed" since the Coalition came to power. But is that really the case? RMIT ABC Fact Check crunches the numbers.

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Barnaby Joyce says Labor hasn't released the wording to enshrine the Voice to Parliament in the constitution. Is that correct?

Barnaby Joyce says Labor has not released the detail of the wording change to the constitution for the Voice to Parliament. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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The pandemic entered a new phase in 2022, but vaccines were still the major magnet for misinformation

A federal election and a pandemic groaning into its third year saw misinformation continue to spread apace in 2022. But one topic was particularly bad.

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says the state’s ambulance response times were the best ever just weeks before the pandemic. Is that correct?

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says the state achieved its best ambulance response times in its history "just weeks" before the pandemic. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts suggested there has been a decline in births related to COVID-19 vaccines. Is that correct?

One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts has suggested a "staggering decline" in births in data from the ABS is linked to COVID-19 vaccines. Is that correct?

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The Victorian Liberals say the state's debt is larger than any other state and larger than NSW, Queensland and Tasmania combined. Is that correct?

Victoria's Shadow Treasurer David Davis and the Liberal Party say Victoria's debt is larger than Queensland, NSW and Tasmania combined. RMIT ABC Fact Check runs the numbers.

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Matthew Guy says Melbourne was the world's most locked-down city. Is that correct?

The Victorian Opposition says Melbourne has "the dubious distinction" of being locked up longer than any other city during the pandemic, but such comparisons are far from straightforward.

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We fact-checked Samantha Ratnam's claim that Victorians have lost $66 billion at the pokies. Here's what we found.

Samantha Ratnam says Victorians have lost $66 billion on the pokies. But that figure does not account for inflation — or the losses that have occurred at Crown Casino.

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We fact checked Victorian Labor's claim that Matthew Guy cut $1 billion from health. Here's what we found

Labor is running ads with a claim about the Victorian opposition leader that doesn't stack up.

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Mark Dreyfus says the government's anti-corruption commission legislation honours its election commitment 'in both form and substance'. Is that correct?

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says the government's National Anti-Corruption Commission bill honours Labor's election promise "in both form and substance". Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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The 'surprising' finding of an online poll about COVID-19 vaccines is not what it seems

A news.com.au poll on vaccine satisfaction was shared dozens of times in online groups populated by anti-vax activists, some with direct call outs encouraging manipulation of the results.

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Jim Chalmers just handed down his first federal budget, but did he get his facts straight?

Did the Treasurer get his facts straight in Labor's first budget speech in a decade? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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Jim Chalmers says the Coalition is responsible for $1 trillion of debt in the federal budget. Is that correct?

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the budget is "heaving with a trillion dollars in Liberal Party debt". Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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Why Anthony Albanese's claim that Australia is the largest non-NATO contributor to Ukraine still doesn't stack up

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia is the largest non-NATO contributor to Ukraine. He keeps repeating the claim, but it doesn't stack up.

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Murray Watt says the government is providing the largest cost-of-living increase to welfare recipients in 30 years. Is that correct?

Cabinet minister Murray Watt says the government is providing the largest cost-of-living increase to welfare recipients in 30 years. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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Peter Dutton says the Coalition achieved 'record' defence spending after it fell to the lowest level since 1938 under the previous Labor government. Is that correct?

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the Coalition achieved "a record" defence spending while under the previous Labor government it fell to its lowest level since 1938. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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