AFP New Zealand and Pacific Islands

Published on 13/10/2020

Misleading claim circulates on Facebook about New Zealand opposition leader’s motivations for repealing environmental law

Published on 02/10/2020

New Zealand opposition party shares claim about country’s new agricultural legislation that omits key details

Published on 24/09/2020

This image shows the aftermath of a boxing match between Dick Hyland and Ray Campbell in 1913

Published on 18/09/2020

New Zealand doctor makes misleading claims about the country’s PCR testing regime in widely shared YouTube video

Published on 16/09/2020

False claim circulates online that ‘hangover’ is a term derived from the historic practice of ‘sleeping on a rope’

Published on 10/09/2020

No, this image has been manipulated to include an offensive slogan

Published on 09/09/2020

The image is a screenshot of a tweet posted by a hoax Donald Trump account.

Published on 07/09/2020

Hoax circulates online that bumblebees use 'acoustic levitation' to fly