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Claim that government can grab bank deposits in a crisis has no ...
WEBMar 7, 2022 · A claim that a law means distressed banks can take savings repeats opinions that have already been rebutted.
Wind turbine lifespan claim generates misinformation
WEBOct 13, 2022 · A Facebook post says huge amounts of fossil fuels are needed to constantly replace generators at wind farms.
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Do Indigenous people really get $39.5bn in direct support each …
WEBOct 6, 2023 · The $39.5 billion figure first appeared at the beginning of the year. In an email to supporters in mid-February 2023, conservative lobby group Advance claimed $39.5 billion goes on “direct government support for Indigenous communities”. The email has been posted numerous times by social media users, …
HAARP weather control conspiracy is off in the clouds
WEBAug 24, 2022 · HAARP (High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program) was built as a joint project by the US Air Force and US Navy in 1993 with control transferred to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) in 2015. Its main feature is a high-frequency transmitter used to study the ionosphere, part of the earth’s upper atmosphere.
Modern ceremonies claim misleads on Indigenous history
WEBMar 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.
Cancer patients warned against toxic ‘vitamin B17’ miracle cure
WEBJul 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.