Mark Butler

Opposition spokesman for health,. 2 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2019 to 2021. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check21 Sep 2021Australia Health

Mark Butler, Opposition spokesman for health,

“One in 30 teenagers who catch COVID is ending up in hospital.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Not the full story

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Butler's claim is not the full story. Official figures for teenagers — those aged from 13 to 19 — are not available. National data available when Mr Butler made his claim showed 2.9 per cent of those aged from 10 to …

Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check3 May 2019Australia

Mark Butler, Opposition spokesman for climate change and energy

“We have lower electric vehicles sales than any other country in the OECD.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Close to the mark

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Butler's claim is close to the mark. As a proportion of total new car sales, thirty-two OECD member countries have higher sales rates for electric vehicles than Australia does. Australia is ahead of just Mexico, Chil…