Claim: Facebook posts circulating in Australia purport to a show an article reporting that Daniel Andrews, the premier of Victoria state, referred to unvaccinated people using a racial slur. However, the article is fabricated to look like a report by 7NEWS, which said it did not publish any such story. Keyword searches found the purported article does not correspond to any report on the broadcaster's website.
Fact-check: Australian politician hit by fake article claiming he referred to unvaccinated with racial slur
Verdict: australian politician hit by fake article claiming he referred to unvaccinated with racial slur
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2021-12-01T11:54:00