“Victoria's lockdown is "the most severe lockdown tried anywhere in the world outside of Wuhan itself”
Tony Abbott
Former prime minister. Speech to PolicyExchange UK. Claim dated 1 Sep 2020.
RMIT ABC Fact Check rated thisWrong
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Mr Abbott's claim is wrong. Many governments adopted individual policies similar to Victoria's such as curfews and stay-home orders.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Tony Abbott (Former prime minister) made this claim around 1 September 2020. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 1 October 2020, 30 days later. Its rating was “Wrong”.
Where the claim appeared
- policyexchange.org.ukhttps://policyexchange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Australia-and-the-Coronavirus-Crisis.pdf
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