David Campbell

Mar 14, 2024 | abc.net.au | David Campbell |Ellen McCutchan

This week, CheckMate returns for 2024 to debunk suggestions that the government's proposed new fuel efficiency standards amount to a tax, and bring you up to date with the latest findings from RMIT ABC Fact Check. More than a month on from Labor's unveiling of the details of its proposed new vehicle efficiency standard, the government's opponents continue to claim the scheme amounts to a new tax.

Dec 14, 2023 | abc.net.au | David Campbell |Ellen McCutchan

This year marked a decade since fact checking became serious business in Australia, and if 2023 proved anything, it's that misinformation isn't going anywhere anytime soon. In this edition of CheckMate, we round up some of the year's key claims that puzzled the punters and kept fact checkers on their toes — from political point scoring to the outright absurd. No prizes for guessing which event triggered a tsunami of claims.

Dec 7, 2023 | abc.net.au | David Campbell |Ellen McCutchan

This week, we debunk viral social media posts that claim a new "genetic vaccine" has been added to the national vaccine schedule for children aged 2-6 months. We also show why the "mother of all revelations" was more fizzer than Pfizer, and identify some of the misinformation to expect during this week's UN climate summit.

Nov 30, 2023 | abc.net.au | David Campbell |Ellen McCutchan

This week, CheckMate investigates claims that Australia is supplying Israel with weapons for the war in Gaza. We also look at why Elon Musk's X has been dumped from Australia's framework for regulating misinformation. With Israel facing international pressure over its bombardment of Gaza following the Hamas terror attack on October 7, Australia's federal government has been accused of having blood on its hands.

Nov 23, 2023 | abc.net.au | David Campbell

This week, CheckMate investigates whether the government can really claim to have accepted every recommendation arising from the Robodebt royal commission. We also bring you a new analysis of misinformation out of the Voice to Parliament referendum. The federal government last week announced its response to the findings of the Robodebt royal commission, which slammed the scheme as being "a costly failure of public administration, in both human and economic terms".