Matthew Elmas

Melbourne

Finance Reporter at The New Daily

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Misleading, mischaractising: The election campaign's biggest clangers

1 week ago | crikey.com.au | Matthew Elmas

Millions of Australians are casting their votes after an election campaign marred by both Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton accusing each other of making false claims. In that respect, both the prime minister and opposition leader are correct — AAP FactCheck has debunked more than a dozen claims from both major parties in the past few months.
Labor ad wrongly claims Dutton said he'd cut $350 billion more from the budget if elected

1 week ago | crikey.com.au | Matthew Elmas

A Labor Party ad campaign is falsely claiming that Peter Dutton says he’ll cut $350 billion from the budget if elected. The opposition leader has not said he’ll cut $350 billion from the budget, though he has accused Labor of “wasteful spending” in government and has said he will pursue cuts. The false claims are being made in an ad campaign targeting voters in battleground seats ahead of the election across both Facebook and YouTube.
Battleground seats hit by 'false' Labor election ads

1 week ago | canberratimes.com.au | Matthew Elmas

AAP Fact Check has found that contrary to this ad, Peter Dutton hasn't said he will cut $350b. Photo: YouTube/AAPA Labor ad campaign targeting battleground seats is falsely claiming that Peter Dutton has said he'll cut $350 billion in spending if the coalition wins government.
Experts unplug Peter Dutton's power bill rise figure

2 weeks ago | perthnow.com.au | Matthew Elmas

One of Peter Dutton's most repeated claims from the election campaign has been deemed to be misleading. Experts told AAP FactCheck the claim that power bills have gone up by $1300 under Labor relies on cherry-picked data and does not reflect the reality for Australians. Most electricity bills have increased by less than half the cited figure. To reach Mr Dutton's $1300, he has used an upper limit benchmark power rate for the comparison.
Experts unplug Peter Dutton's power bill rise figure

2 weeks ago | thewest.com.au | Matthew Elmas
Senator's welfare wait time blowout claim uses outdated data

3 weeks ago | themandarin.com.au | Matthew Elmas

It now takes about 50% longer to apply for an age pension and five times longer to apply for a low-income card. Misleading. The claim relies on outdated figures. AAP FACTCHECK — The federal opposition’s finance spokesperson has used outdated figures to misleadingly suggest wait times for the age pension and low-income card have blown out.
Senator targeted in deepfake kiss clip with Alan Jones

3 weeks ago | thewest.com.au | Matthew Elmas

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has become the target of the first viral deepfake of the election campaign. A fake video of her passionately kissing retired radio shock jock Alan Jones had been viewed more than a quarter of a million times when AAP FactCheck debunked it. A deepfake of the Country Liberal Party senator kissing Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has also been shared. Artificial intelligence experts described the deepfakes as impressive and difficult to detect.
Peter Dutton's claim Labor was handed books 'in balance' is false

1 month ago | crikey.com.au | Matthew Elmas

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is falsely claiming that Labor was handed a balanced budget when the Albanese government came to power in May 2022. Treasury recorded a deficit of more than $130 billion for the 2020-21 financial year in its preelection economic and fiscal outlook (PEFO), published just weeks before the May 2022 vote. It also forecasted deficits every year through to 2025-26, including a $79 billion deficit for 2021-22.
Liberals' anti-Labor inflation claim debunked

1 month ago | thenewdaily.com.au | Matthew Elmas

A Liberal Party federal election campaign advertisement accusing Labor of consistently delivering world-leading inflation rates has been debunked. Thousands of dollars have been poured into promoting videos that falsely claim inflation under Labor has been consistently higher than any major advanced economy. But economists said that inflation had routinely been lower in Australia than in other advanced economies – including G7 countries – since Labor was elected in May 2022.
Labor's attack on Peter Dutton's 'cuts' isn't the full picture

1 month ago | crikey.com.au | Matthew Elmas

Labor ministers are claiming Peter Dutton has said he’ll cut Medicare and education if elected, despite Coalition plans to match funding outlined in the current government’s last budget. The accusations are forming a key plank of Labor’s reelection bid, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and senior ministers claiming the Coalition will axe essential services.

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