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Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check19 Dec 2018Australia Science and technology

Craig Kelly, Liberal MP

“The science tells us that Tuvalu, which I often hear about, is actually growing not sinking,”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Checks out

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Kelly's claim checks out. In the four decades to 2014, Tuvalu's total land area grew by 73 hectares, or 2.9 per cent. The expert behind this research told Fact Check the nation's islands were continually adjusting, a…