“COVID-19 case numbers in NSW were higher than the threshold to lift the curfew in Victoria when Mr Morrison made his claim”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Yes, NSW case numbers were higher than the Victorian triggers for removing the curfew, but there's more to it than Mr Morrison's claim suggests.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Scott Morrison (Prime Minister) made this claim around 7 September 2020. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 21 September 2020, 14 days later. Its rating was “Yes, but more to it”.
Scott Morrison has 18 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 1 of them false or fake, 11 misleading or mixed and 3 true.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by RMIT ABC Fact Check, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.