Claim: All three major regions of the Great Barrier Reef have never had more coral on them.
Fact-check: Great Barrier Reef 'record coral' claim is all at sea
Verdict: mostly false. average coral cover reached near-historical highs in 2020-21, but none of the three major regions had record cover.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2022-01-28T00:00:00