Claim: Indigenous people wiped out a pygmy population that existed in Australia before them.
Fact-check: Indigenous people did not wipe out pygmy population in Australia
Verdict: false. extensive evidence shows indigenous people were the only people to settle on the australian landmass prior to the arrival of the british.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: Soofia Tariq
Date published: 2024-11-26T00:00:00