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False: Labor has used $360m of taxpayer money to fund the ‘yes’ vote. The claim that $360m of taxpayer money has gone into funding the ‘yes’ vote for an Indigenous voice to parliament is false. The government’s Budget 2023-24 papers reveal the bulk of the money will go to the AEC to facilitate the referendum vote, with other funds going towards Indigenous mental health support and neutral public civics education and awareness activities. (Source: Australian Associated Press - AAP)

Altered Image: This image shows a Hindu temple in Sri Lanka An image of a structure atop a tall, slender island has been shared thousands of times in social media posts that falsely claim the site is an ancient Hindu temple in Sri Lanka. But the image has been digitally altered to combine a picture of a temple in India with an image of Ko Tapu island in Thailand. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)