Chris Bowen

Shadow Treasurer. 3 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2019 to 2021. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check11 Mar 2021Australia Politics and government

Chris Bowen, Shadow Health Minister

“[B]y the time the Morrison Government did a deal with Pfizer, a billion doses had already been accounted for around the world.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Drawing a long bow

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Bowen's claim is drawing a long bow. A definitive list of the deals made between Pfizer and various countries for its vaccine is not publicly available. But a tally compiled from government and corporate media releas…

Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check24 Jun 2019Australia

Chris Bowen, Opposition frontbencher

“Out of the 25 million Australians who populate this great country ...130 people can speak Mandarin at a level good enough to do business, who aren't of Chinese background.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Educated guess

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Bowen's claim is an educated guess. It was first promulgated by two Australian academics. Daniel Kane, formerly the head of Chinese studies at Macquarie University, estimated the number with the help of other academi…

Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check22 Feb 2019Australia

Chris Bowen, Shadow Treasurer

“Home ownership rates for young people aged 25-34 have spiralled downwards in recent years from 60 per cent to 48 per cent”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: In the ballpark

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Bowen's claim is in the ballpark. What counts as "recent" is debatable, but given the typical pace of change in the housing market, Fact Check has assessed the last ten years of ownership rates. None of these rates m…