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ABC Fact Check determines the accuracy of claims by politicians, public figures, advocacy groups and institutions engaged in the public debate.

Sally McManus on Afternoon Briefing

ACTU Secretary Sally McManus says labour's share of GDP is the lowest it's been since the 1960s.

07-15
01:04

Fact check: Counting carbon

Tech entrepreneur Mike Cannon-Brookes says Australia makes up 5 per cent of carbon emissions, when we factor in our exports of fossil fuels.

12-20
01:43

Fact check: Is Australia is the only first world nation with a colonial history that doesn't recognise its first people in its constitution?

Opposition spokeswoman for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney, says Australia's constitution is the only constitution of a first world nation with a colonial history that doesn't recognise its first people. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

10-24
01:37

Fact check: Do the Nationals represent Australia's poorest electorates?

Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce says his party, the Nationals, represents the poorest seats. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

10-24
01:29

Fact check: Religious discrimination

Liberal backbencher Trent Zimmerman says Australia lacks a law that prohibits discrimination because of their religious beliefs. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

09-26
01:30

Fact check: Renewable energy

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says renewables plus storage is cheaper than coal or nuclear for new power generation.

09-25
01:29

Fact file: Are hook turns a 'stupid' way to manage traffic?

Senator for Queensland Matt Canavan says that hook turns are a "stupid" way to manage urban traffic flows. Are they?

08-19
01:59

Fact check: Have social housing levels fallen to historic lows?

The chief executive of advocacy group National Shelter says Australia has a "severe housing problem" caused by a lack of social housing, saying it has fallen to a low of 4.2 per cent from a high of 7.1 per cent. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

08-19
01:21

Promise tracker: Send us your suggestions

RMIT ABC Fact Check's promise tracker is coming back in 2019, and we want to know the promises that you want tracked.

07-25
01:06

Fact check: Homelessness

Assistant Minister for Community Housing, Homelessness and Community Services Luke Howarth gave a controversial interview where he tried to put a "positive spin" on homelessness. We fact checked his claims.

07-25
01:44

How easy is it to drive from Sydney to Melbourne in an electric vehicle?

Former Labor minister Stephen Conroy says the trip from Sydney to Melbourne in an electric vehicle cannot be done easily. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

07-05
01:35

Sorting fact from fiction in the 2019 election

While the politicians have been campaigning, RMIT Fact Check has been working hard checking their claims, to provide clarity to you at the ballot box.

05-17
01:53

Get fact 2018 — the year that was in fact checking

Who got their facts wrong, and who was correct in 2018?

12-21
02:14

Fact file: Women in parliament

The Liberal Party is in the midst of a discussion over women's representation in the parliamentary party. Madeleine Morris has a quick explainer on the last two decades.

09-13
01:44

Fact check: Did former Prime Minister Harold Holt abolish the White Australia policy?

Who was responsible for the abolition of the White Australia policy? Politicians on both sides of the divide have at various times claimed it for their party. Here's Madeleine Morris with the facts.

09-13
01:38

Watch Mr Frydenberg make the claim on ABC's Insiders

Deputy Liberal Leader Josh Frydenberg says that Prime Minister Scott Morrison's first cabinet has additional representation of women.

09-12
00:24

Fact checking Fraser Anning

In his first speech to Parliament, Katter's Australian Party senator Fraser Anning made a number of contested claims. Fact Check takes a look at three of them in this Fraser Anning special.

09-03
02:07

Watch Senator Anning make the claim

Katter's Australian Party senator Fraser Anning says that international student visas should be reduced, which he says would create more university places for Australian students.

08-23
00:26

Fact check: Could asylum seekers travelling from New Zealand obtain a visa on arrival in Australia?

Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton says that asylum seekers who get to New Zealand can then travel to Australia and receive a visa on arrival. Is he correct?

08-13
01:34

Fact check: Is sugar consumption down while obesity rates have risen?

Coca-Cola Amatil group managing director Alison Watkins says that sugar consumption has fallen whilst obesity rates have risen, and that this means neither sugar nor sugar-sweetened drinks are responsible. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

08-13
01:41

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