False Citizenship Claims Fuel Anti-Immigration Rally
AAP FactCheck has debunked social media claims that almost a million migrants who recently arrived in Australia will soon be invited to become citizens.
The claims are based on data that mostly includes existing citizens and temporary migrants, who are not yet eligible for citizenship.
- Permanent visas, a precursor to citizenship, are granted at a much lower rate.
- The claims have spread across social media platforms, promoting an anti-immigration march on October 19.
The latest posts warn of an impending boom in the number of new citizens.
AAP FactCheck previously debunked similar false claims about immigration that promoted an earlier anti-immigration protest in August.
Author's summary: False claims about citizenship spark anti-immigration rally.