What The Fact: Australia Fires, In Context

What The Fact: Australia Fires, In Context

By Newsy Staff

By Newsy Staff
January 24, 2020

January 24, 2020

The Australian bushfires have spurred a lot of viral images. But take a second look before you share.

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Each week, we partner with our friends at PolitiFact to sort fact from fiction on the week's biggest political stories. This week, we analyze some of the viral images born out of devastating bushfires in Australia.

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