ABBOTT CAMPAIGN SHARES FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT ZALI STEGGALL’S POLICIES AND BACKING
The “Vote Steggall. Get Shorten” campaign released by Tony Abbott challenges Zali Steggall’s independence, alleging she supports Labor’s seniors’ tax and that she is part of “a secret GetUp plot”. These claims are explicitly addressed and denied by Steggall’s campaign materials. (Originally via CrossCheck APAC)
SENATOR ANNING SHARES MEME, DEMANDS EMERGENCY VISAS FOR WHITE SOUTH AFRICANS
Fraser Anning’s demand for 10,000 emergency visas for white South Africans includes images removed from their proper context. Re-contextualised images include a child welfare campaign, and two African men photographed in an unrelated civil conflict in Central Africa in 2014. (Originally Via Crosscheck APAC)