“The [government's federal integrity commission] bill has powers of search, it has powers compelling witnesses. It has powers of a royal commission.”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Mr Morrison is cherrypicking. Experts told Fact Check there were indeed similarities between the coercive powers of a royal commission and the government's proposed model for a federal anti-corruption commission. For example, as referenced by Mr Morrison, the powers of search and the ability to compel witnesses to appear before the commission are comparable. Other similarities include powers to require people to surrender documents and other evidence, the ability to apply for telecommunicatio...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Scott Morrison (Prime Minister) made this claim around 11 May 2022. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 20 May 2022, 9 days later. Its rating was “Cherrypicking”.
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
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjCZfbJTnZs&t=2446s
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