Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has become the target of the first viral deepfake of the election campaign.
A fake video of her passionately kissing retired radio shock jock Alan Jones had been viewed more than a quarter of a million times when AAP FactCheck debunked it.
A deepfake of the Country Liberal Party senator kissing Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has also been shared.
Artificial intelligence experts described the deepfakes as impressive and difficult to detect.
However, there are signs of manipulation, including wrinkled skin suddenly becoming smooth, slightly deformed fingers and distorted eyes.
Elsewhere this week, AAP FactCheck has debunked various claims relating to the economy and economic management.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers' accusation that Angus Taylor "made up" key inflation figures was found to be misleading, with most of the data from official sources.
"You literally made those numbers up," Dr Chalmers said during a Sky News debate in response to his opposite number claiming gas, electricity, insurance and groceries have all increased by 30 per cent under Labor.
But the figures were not made up. The gas and insurance increases refer to Australian Bureau of Statistics data.
Electricity bills have risen 32 per cent, excluding energy bill rebates. However, when included, the ABS measure for electricity inflation has only risen by about one per cent.
Mr Taylor's claim that groceries have risen 30 per cent is based on analysis carried out by News Corp.
The media organisation's figure is more than double the statistics bureau's measure of food inflation excluding alcohol, which has only risen 13 per cent since the 2022 election.
Mr Dutton, meanwhile, falsely claimed Labor was bequeathed balanced books by the coalition in 2022.
Experts said this was false, pointing to a $130 billion deficit recorded by the Treasury prior to the May 2022 vote.
A social media video published by Energy Minister Chris Bowen was also found to be misleading.
He claimed coalition candidates were making up energy policy in certain seats to win votes.
Specifically, he said the claims that it is coalition policy to double renewables and triple storage were made up.
However, coalition policy documents reveal plans to more than double renewables and boost storage sevenfold.
CLAIMS REVISITED
AAP FactCheck has been debunking election claims for several weeks. That hasn't stopped some of the key political players from repeating them.
- Mr Albanese repeated a cherry-picked figure several times that the coalition's nuclear plan will cost $600 billion; experts say the costs are unclear.
- Mr Dutton repeated a false claim on Monday that interest rates are always higher under Labor.
- Mr Dutton repeated false claims on Sunday about vehicle costs under new emissions standards.
- Mr Dutton and Senator Price repeated a false claim that no homes have been built under Labor policies.
- David Littleproud, Ted O'Brien and Mr Dutton repeated a false claim that Labor's energy policy is 'renewables-only.
Visit AAP FactCheck's website to read all of these checks in full.
