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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)

Misleading: Video shows another “warrior” commemorating June 4 in Nanjing in 2023 A video of a man publicly lamenting the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown in China has been viewed tens of thousands of times in social media posts that misleadingly claim it was filmed in 2023. While it does show a protester calling for the events of June 4, 1989 to be commemorated, the video has circulated since 2017. According to news reports, the man was arrested for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" -- a vague charge often used by authorities in the country to stifle dissent. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

False: Videos show Liverpool boss praising Son Heung-min to Chinese reporter Two YouTube videos have been shared repeatedly in Korean-language social media posts that falsely claim they show Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp defending South Korean football player Son Heung-min from a Chinese reporter's rude questions. But the Korean subtitles and voiceover are not an accurate translation of Klopp's words, which were taken from two separate press interviews he gave that were unrelated to Son. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)