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Australia PM targeted with false 'absent flag' claim ahead of vote

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Summary
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74% Informative

Australia 's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced May 3 as the date for the country's general election in front of the blue ensign, Aboriginal and the Torres Strait Islander flags.

Posts falsely claim the first symbol was not present share a cropped picture from the event.

One of Albanese 's flagship policies was a national referendum that aimed to give greater constitutional recognition to Indigenous Australians .

VR Score

74

Informative language

73

Neutral language

1

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

51

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

likely hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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