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24 claims checked
Claim:
In 2025, after a year-long investigation involving more than 20,000 consumers, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission found that Australia's supermarket sector was not working effectively for consumers.
HARDLY BS
Claim:
Abdul Abdullah is an Australian contemporary artist of Malay, Indonesian, and Australian heritage.
NOT BS
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults make up 37% of Australia's adult prison population while comprising 3.2% of Australia's general population.
HARDLY BS
Claim:
Opposition to conscription became a major political and social issue in Australia during the Vietnam War.
NOT BS
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The Vietnam Moratorium protests in Australia in 1970 attracted hundreds of thousands of participants and were among the largest public demonstrations in Australian history.
NOT BS
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A 2023 CHOICE survey found that 70% of Australians believed they were not entitled to a refund, repair, or replacement for a faulty product once the manufacturer’s warranty had expired.
NOT BS
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Marsupial mice (antechinuses) are found in eastern and southeastern Australia, including parts of Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria.
NOT BS
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The Australian states of Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia have adopted renewable energy targets that are more ambitious than the Australian federal government's renewable energy targets in some cases.
NOT BS
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The reformed Safeguard Mechanism introduced in 2023 requires Australia's largest industrial emitters (about 215 facilities) to reduce their emissions intensity over time.
HARDLY BS
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Australia’s per-capita greenhouse gas emissions exceed 20 tCO2e in OECD datasets.
NOT BS
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Australia's reformed Safeguard Mechanism (implemented in 2023) applies to around 215 facilities.
NOT BS
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Australia's greenhouse gas emissions are approximately 14.8 tonnes of CO₂-equivalent per person per year.
TOTAL BS
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The 2019–2020 Australian bushfire season (the Black Summer bushfires) cost the Australian economy an estimated 103 billion Australian dollars.
HARDLY BS
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Australia is one of the world's largest per-capita greenhouse gas emitters.
NOT BS
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The Australian Consumer Law requires that consumer goods be safe, durable, match their description, and work as expected.
NOT BS
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A report titled "Cloud Workflow Insights" states that 98% of nearly 3,000 monitored organizations across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia received a throughput alert from a supplier domain during a 7-day window in…
TOTAL BS
Claim:
Warilla Beach in New South Wales, Australia, has a rock revetment (seawall) that is used to protect houses and a park located behind it.
NOT BS
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The Australian Level 1 Recreational Running Coach Program is structured around five core modules covering coaching philosophy, communication skills, athlete profiling, training content, and program design.
SOME BS
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The Australian Level 1 Recreational Running Coach Program requires participants to be at least 16 years old.
NOT BS
Claim:
Australia is planning to ban Donald Trump from entering the country.
TOTAL BS