We trawled through thousands of comments on the Prime Minister's Facebook page about …

CheckMate is a weekly newsletter from RMIT FactLab which recaps the latest in the world of fact checking and misinformation, drawing on the work of FactLab and its sister organisation, RMIT ABC Fact Check.You can read the latest edition below, and subscribe to have the next newsletter delivered straight to your inbox.CheckMate April 14, 2022In this week’s CheckMate (coming to you early, ahead of the Good Friday holiday), we investigate a suggestion from the Prime Minister that Australians had urged him, through Facebook, to provide less government support for flood victims.We also offer an insight into the misinformation you might see during the election campaign, and share a chart depicting the stark difference in election ad spending between Clive Palmer and his opponents.PM over-eggs criticisms about flood payments Many people have been critical of the government’s flood response, but few commenters on the Prime Minister’s Facebook page thought it was being too generous with its support.(ABC: Jake Lapham)When Prime Minister Scott Morrison was questioned over a claim that he cops criticism for giving financial aid to people affected by natural disasters, he told the ABC’s 7.30 program that he received such barbs “all the time”.“I know I’ve got critics who say you shouldn’t be spending money on…
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