Claim: The State of the Environment report says just 27 species have become extinct in Australia between 1790 and 2010.
Fact-check: Species extinction tally argument is dead and buried
Verdict: false. the report states more than 100 species have become extinct, although the true number is thought to be much higher.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: Kate Atkinson
Date published: 2022-07-29T00:00:00