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Legal and political experts have rejected a false claim that Australia's upcoming Indigenous rights referendum is part of a "secretive push" to create a totalitarian republic endorsed by the United Nations. Social media posts attribute the plan to a fabricated statement purportedly by former Labor Party leader Kim Beazley in parliament decades ago, but there is no record he ever made the remarks.
Former President Donald Trump said that he received counsel from numerous people shortly after the 2020 election but that it was his decision to push the false claim he won
As Australians prepare to vote on whether Indigenous people should have a "Voice" in national policymaking, social media users have shared a false claim that a state-level scheme already in place in South Australia allows local Voice organisations to forcibly seize private property. But legal experts told AFP that these Indigenous Voice groups can only acquire property in the usual way, such as through purchases.
SHAH ALAM, Sept 15 (Bernama) -- An Assistant Economic Affairs Officer at the Klang Area Farmers Organisation (AFO) was fined RM17,000, in default nine months in jail, by the Sessions Court here Friday (Sept 15) for making a false claim.
Those engaged in tax refund schemes and fraud are breaking federal law and will be held accountable for these crimes,” U.S. Attorney Peter Leary said.