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False: You can only get hepatitis B from sharing a needle or having unprotected sex. The claim you can only get hepatitis B from sharing a needle or having unprotected sex is false. Evidence shows the virus is most commonly spread from mothers to babies during birth. Experts told AAP FactCheck children infected with the virus are much more likely than adults to develop chronic infections. The vaccination is also safe and highly effective. (Source: Australian Associated Press - AAP)

False: Posts shows proof of fraud in 2020 Korean polls A picture of shredded papers on the back of a van has been repeatedly shared on social media falsely claiming it shows "documents destroyed by South Korea's National Election Commission (NEC)", suggesting that they are "proof of fraud in the country's 2020 general elections". The claim comes as an ongoing probe investigates allegations of nepotistic hiring practices in the agency and assert it swayed the 2020 elections. But the image is taken from a blog post by a shredding company posted in 2017. The company told AFP the photo showed documents shredded for a local university and that it had never worked for the NEC. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

False: Video shows oil tanker trucks burnt by Pakistani authorities A video showing burnt trucks has been viewed millions of times in posts that falsely claim they were destroyed to coerce a Pakistani politician to quit former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. The claim -- shared on a social media page of PTI -- circulated following a tumultuous week in May sparked by Khan's brief detention. The footage, however, shows the aftermath of a fire that occurred in April 2022. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)