No, Telegram isn't being deleted by Apple
Following the arrest of Pavel Durov, Telegram's co-founder and chief executive, baseless rumours have begun recirculating on social media about the future of the messaging platform.
Posts on X, which claim Apple will remove Telegram from the App Store and from mobile phones, reuse images that were first shared when the hoax emerged in 2021. At the time, both Apple and Telegram denied the rumours.
On numerous occasions, Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has claimed that nuclear power is “used by 19 of the 20 biggest economies in the world”.
But a look at the data reveals this isn't the case.
Five other G20 nations — Germany, Italy, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia — do not generate nuclear energy. Of these, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia do not consume any electricity generated by nuclear sources.
Read on at the 🔗 in our bio.
Foreign states have been accused of weaponising misinformation as violent protests continue across New Caledonia.
The demonstrations, which emerged after France decided to allow long-term French residents to vote, have led to the deaths of nine people — including two police officers.
An investigation by Viginum revealed a concerted misinformation campaign by social media accounts linked to Azerbaijan’s ruling party, which experts describe as highly unusual.
“We have seen some examples of information operations being conducted in the region from external actors such as China and Russia during times of unrest or election periods, but this is certainly the first time we have seen reports of Azerbaijan spreading disinformation in the region,” Australian Strategic Policy Institute analyst Blake Johnson tells AAP FactCheck at the 🔗 in our bio.
The 14-year old boy who allegedly stabbed a university student on Tuesday morning was arrested and charged for a separate incident last year, which was later dismissed in court.
NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley made the revelations on ABC Breakfast on Wednesday, saying that the teenager “had been attending one of the programs that the Department of Community and Justice run out in New South Wales”.
The authorities have ruled out religion as a motivating factor for the alleged attack, which saw a 22-year-old man at the University of Sydney stabbed in the neck with a kitchen knife.
The victim was taken to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in a serious but stable condition, and as @australianassociatedpress reports, has since been discharged.
Australians are being subjected to government-mandated food rationing following bird flu outbreaks in Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, according to an article published online.
But while supermarkets have introduced purchase limits, the claim that these restrictions are government-mandated is baseless.
Here’s why.
Six Victorian poultry farms have detected cases of avian influenza, leading to a surge of misinformation online about the risk to food supplies and impending COVID-style lockdowns.
AAP FactCheck was able to locate dozens of outlandish claims on Facebook, TikTok and X (formerly Twitter), including theories the outbreak would be used as a pretext for the World Health Organisation to declare martial law, or that bird flu was being deliberately injected into animals.
However, scientists and industry experts have dismissed these claims as baseless.
In addition, given Australia's geographical isolation and the difference between the H5N1, H7N3 and H7N9 strains, they say the risk to human health remains low.
In an advertisement on Facebook, New Zealand's former health minister Ayesha Verrall appears to promote a new treatment for hypertension.
Except it's not actually her — the video is a deepfake, made by scammers using artificial intelligence to recreate her likeness.
In a video circulating on social media, Nine News anchor Peter Overton and Treasurer Jim Chalmers appear to feature in a Nine News report promoting a new investment platform. The audio has been edited and replaced with artificially generated speech.
It's an example of how scammers are leveraging AI tools to replicate the voices — or in some instances, the likeness — of notable public figures.
Fortunately, there are some ways to spot these scams.
Here are the red flags to watch out for.
In response to questioning by One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts, Pfizer representatives told Senate Estimates that a separate batch of COVID-19 vaccines had been imported for its employee vaccination program so as not to diminish government stocks.
An article by a United States-based misinformation website claimed that the representatives went on to admit that this "special batch" materially differed from the vaccines administered to the Australian public.
But a look at the official transcript reveals that Pfizer's spokespeople said no such thing.
Head to the 🔗 in our bio for the full story.
🎉Happy International Fact-Checking Day from all of us at AAP FactCheck!📝🔍
🎈As we celebrate this important day, we remain committed to our mission of combating misinformation in the digital landscape. With the rise of AI-generated images, it's more crucial than ever to stay vigilant and equip ourselves with the tools to spot potentially misleading content.🧐
📹So here's Melbourne University's Professor Chris Leckie and our chief fact-checker William Summers to walk you through what to watch out for when identifying AI-generated images. 🙌
#factcheckday #factsmatter
📅🎉 Happy International Fact-Checking Day from AAP FactCheck! 🔍📰
✨Today, we celebrate the efforts of fact-checkers worldwide to combat misinformation and foster a better-informed society. AAP FactCheck is proud to be a part of this global community dedicated to upholding the highest standards of accuracy and integrity in journalism.💪 🌏
👏 We also want to thank all the experts and the public for supporting us. Your trust, collaboration, and unwavering commitment to the truth have been invaluable to our work.🙌
How will we be spending the day? Our chief fact checker William Summers shows you...🎬👇
#factsmatter #factcheckingday #stayinformed #factcheck 📋🖊🧐✅
If you’ve ever encountered confusing or contradictory arguments, it may have been a deliberate attempt to mislead you. Incoherence is a common tactic used in disinformation, but being aware of it means you are less likely to fall for it.
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A day in the life of an AAP FactCheck journalist
Happy #factcheckfriday!
ICYMI - here's a look behind the curtain at a regular day in the life of an AAP FactCheck journalist with our Chief Fact Checker William Summers 👍
Click here to read more about how we do our work 🔎 https://bit.ly/3qIcF12
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A day in the life of a fact check journalist
Welcome back to #factcheckfriday!
This week, we're doing something different by giving you a look behind the curtain at a typical day in the life of AAP's Chief Fact Check Journalist William Summers...
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James Ritson's NASA Image Explainer
Adjusting the exposure on a NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration image does not prove that the NASA Artemis moon mission was faked.❌
Affinity's James Ritson explains why in three minutes.✅
Check the facts👉 https://bit.ly/3BNOcJI
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For our final video to mark International Fact-Checking Day, William Ton explains how you can check the legitimacy of a social media clip.
For more details visit invid-project.eu
#FactCheckingDay #FactCheckingisEssential #factsmatter
Welcome to the fourth in our series of videos to mark International Fact-Checking Day.
Today is all about sources - and how you can be sure you’re getting your information from good sources.
Check back in tomorrow for our final video.
#FactCheckingIsEssential #factsmatter
Welcome to the third of our International Fact-Checking Day videos. Today we’re looking at how to get the most out of Google. Here’s Kat Wong with a great example of using "" in a search. More search tips here: shorturl.at/rwNS0 #FactsMatter #FactCheckingisEssential
Welcome to the first of our videos to mark International Fact-Checking Day (April 2).
Each day this week we’ll post a video with tips to help you sharpen your fact-checking skills.
Today, we’re introducing a tool called http://tineye.com. 🔍👁️
#FactCheckingIsEssential #FactsMatter #FactCheck #medialiteracy
Welcome to the first of our videos to mark International Fact-Checking Day (April 2).
Each day this week we’ll post a video with tips to help you sharpen your fact-checking skills.
Today, we’re introducing a tool called http://tineye.com. 🔍👁️
#FactCheckingIsEssential #FactsMatter #FactCheck #factchecking
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