FactCheck Tony Abbott is wrong on immunisation rates

[donnashuggy]

Another public service announcement.

Should we call it a lie?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-21/tony-abbott-wrong-on-vaccination-rates/4899740

[azureline**]

You could but I don't think it was a lie, more not checking and making sure it was the Gospel Truth.

[***super_nova***]

If it was Rudd who made the mistake, it would be called a lie.  And they still call the "no CO2 tax" staement by JG a lie, even when given the whole quote, over and over.  Sadly it works in convincing the braindead to vote LNP even if it means most will be considerably worse off as a result.

[**meep**]

A lie?  I'm not really sure.  Wasn't he referring to this? http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/provider/pubs/forms/acir.jsp

Did he misrepresent those stats?

[monman12]

DY: "Should we call it a lie?"

Only if you wish to overlook tort law DY,  and add yet again to Cassidy's comment on Insiders, "nothing but trivia"

[donnashuggy]

Thanks for your permission to call it a lie Monman 🙂

[lakeland27 · Accepted solution]

its an exaggeration of the facts . which if said to deliberately to deceive is by definition a Lie.

[donnashuggy]

I don't know, maybe Monman could check, he probably has more time for detail than I do.

There are FactChecks criticizing things that Labor has said, should I start a thread about it just to show my balanced viewpoint? 

[just_me_karen]

Frankly, I'm shocked that tony rabbit and his frenetic followers here even believe in immunology. After all, it's invisible.

[**meep**]

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@donnashuggy wrote:

I don't know, maybe Monman could check, he probably has more time for detail than I do.

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Ha!  That's exactly what I was just thinking.  I was hoping John would be able to come up with the data analysis because I am not even going to attempt to interpret it.