“The latest data shows that 13,699 teachers on [the NSW Education Department] payroll system are not allowed to teach because of inadequate vaccination status.”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Mr Latham's claim is misleading. According to a report Mr Latham suggested was the source of his claim, only 865 teachers on the NSW Department of Education payroll were confirmed, as of March 31, to be unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, or to have provided evidence of vaccination that was subsequently rejected. A spokesman for the department told Fact Check just 208 permanent teaching staff and 381 teachers on temporary contracts had been dismissed for not complying with the vaccine manda...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Mark Latham (NSW MLC for One Nation) made this claim around 28 May 2022. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 23 June 2022, 26 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.