“It's perfectly legal to lie in a political ad.”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Ms Steggall's claim is close to the mark. Experts consulted by Fact Check said there were no catch-all federal laws to prevent lies in political ads, though they said existing laws might apply in narrow circumstances. For example, the Commonwealth Electoral Act prohibits misleading political advertising, but only insofar as this affects the vote-casting process. And while South Australia and the ACT do have laws regulating the content of political ads more generally, they do not cover federal...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Zali Steggall (Independent federal MP) made this claim around 20 September 2021. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 13 October 2021, 23 days later. Its rating was “Close to the mark”.
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.