The IPA's report on fact-checking fans right-wing culture war

Let’s be sceptical of the right-wing culture war on fact-checkers

I’ve seen the rigour of fact-check organisations. It it is a more trustworthy process than whatever produced the IPA's delusional new report.

The IPA’s methodology in its report on fact-checking is beyond flawed (Image: Adobe)

Apparently debunking Bob Katter’s claim that every Australian child was given a rifle in the aftermath of World War II, or contesting Malcolm Robert’s claim that there are jail cells underneath Parliament House “benefits the left”. Confused? Me too.

The Institute of Public Affairs has released a report condemning Australian fact-checking organisations RMIT ABC Fact Check, AAP FactCheck and RMIT FactLab. The right-wing think tank’s analysis of fact-checks published between January 2019 and February 2024 aimed to determine whether the outlets had “exhibited partisan political bias or preferential treatment”.

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Gina Rushton is editor of Crikey. She has worked as an editor at Nine and reporter at Australian Associated Press, AAP FactCheck, The Australian and BuzzFeed News. She has written for The Guardian, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, The Monthly, The West Australian, Business Insider Australia and The Saturday Paper. She is also the author of The Most Important Job in the World.

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