“If you look at the numbers in the budget papers, the ABC's funding is rising. It's all laid out in the budget papers.”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Mr Fletcher's claim is misleading. The budget papers show that nominal funding for the ABC's operational budget increases marginally within the current triennial funding cycle from 2019-20 to 2021-22. However, when Mr Fletcher referred to what was "laid out in the budget papers" he neglected to mention that ABC funding is projected to decline in nominal terms in 2022-23, at the beginning of the next cycle. More importantly, in making the claim, the minister has ignored the issue of real fundi...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Paul Fletcher (Minister for Communications) made this claim around 25 June 2020. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 16 July 2020, 21 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
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.