Cancer patients warned against toxic ‘vitamin B17’ miracle cure
Jul 29, 2024 · Research has repeatedly shown B17 to be ineffective as a human cancer treatment. AAP FACTCHECK – Cancer sufferers are being targeted by claims that a substance misleadingly known as “vitamin B17” could be a miracle cure for their illness. The claim is false. Also known by the name laetrile, “vitamin B17” is not a vitamin at all.
Barely a kernel of truth in Pakistan’s Hunza beating cancer with ...
Apr 26, 2021 · The Statement. A Facebook meme claims that people from Pakistan’s Hunza Valley are the only cancer-free population in the world, putting the remarkable health outcome down to their consumption of apricot seeds.
Scammers target Australians with fake Harvey Norman laptop …
Sep 23, 2024 · The claim is a scam. AAP FACTCHECK – Australian retail giant Harvey Norman is giving away free laptops to anyone aged over 25 due to a sorting centre error, social media posts claim. This is false. The posts are part of a scam aiming to collect Facebook users’ personal information and financial details. The claims appear in posts on ...
Study misrepresented in Jewish ancestry claim
May 24, 2024 · A 2012 study proves 97.5 per cent of Jews living in Israel have no genetic ties to the land, social media users are claiming. This is false. The study, which looked at the ancestry of European Jews, did not involve any Jews living in Israel. The claim has appeared in dozens of Facebook posts amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas War.
No, nations aren’t ceding sovereignty by signing UN’s Pact for the ...
Sep 30, 2024 · The Pact for the Future was adopted by the UN General Assembly at a two-day summit. Image by AP PHOTO No, nations aren’t ceding sovereignty by signing UN’s Pact for the Future
Attack on Indigenous culture fails to connect historical dots
Sep 29, 2023 · The Verdict. The claim school teacher Geoffrey Bardon invented Aboriginal dot painting in 1971 is false. While he was the first to paint on canvas, experts told AAP FactCheck that dot painting has been part of Aboriginal culture for thousands of years.. The post also features several other false or misleading claims, including that Welcome to Country ceremonies were first carried out in the ...
Do Australia’s politicians enjoy lavish pension perks?
Dec 7, 2020 · The Statement. A Facebook post claims that Australia’s treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, enjoys a far more generous superannuation scheme than the general public while purportedly trying to defeat plans that would deliver higher benefits for all. The November 24 post includes a screenshot of a tweet which includes two photos of Mr Frydenberg below ...
Modern ceremonies claim misleads on Indigenous history
Mar 28, 2023 · Professor Timothy Rowse, an expert in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture at the Australian National University, said the claim is misleading if it does not acknowledge the ceremonies draw on, and adapt, timeless customs. “Indigenous Australian traditions are living,” Prof Rowse said in an email.
No, US Supreme Court did not rule on COVID-19 vaccines
Dec 19, 2023 · Rumours are circulating on social media that the United States Supreme Court has ruled COVID-19 vaccines are not really vaccines. This is false. The US Supreme Court has not made any rulings on COVID vaccines. Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the person claimed to have won the court case, says quotes about the ruling attributed to him have been made up.
Geologist misleads with climate change ‘proof’ claim
Nov 1, 2022 · The Verdict. The claim that scientists have never been able to prove that human emissions of carbon dioxide drive global warming is misleading. Science does not deal in absolute proof and all scientists do is provide evidence to support a theory. Experts told AAP FactCheck Mr Plimer’s claim is therefore meaningless and he misleads by playing ...