“Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton claims a publicly-accessible national register of child sex offenders will act as a deterrent to pedophiles.”
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton
Claim dated 9 Jan 2019.
AAP FactCheck rated thisFalse – The checked claim is false.
In short
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton made this claim around 9 January 2019. AAP FactCheck (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 9 January 2019. Its rating was “False – The checked claim is false.”.
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has 5 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 4 of them false or fake, 0 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- theaustralian.com.auhttps://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/dutton-spruiks-public-register-to-track-…
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