Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-10-31 03:09:03 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CB8777B1C72BCAB02895BF70BFF0DFB782837468AEDA3BFE0677A59EC5042AF7
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Original Note:
The "2000 lives" claim is unsubstantiated. While data from Services Australia shows that, between July 2016 and October 2018, 2,030 people who had received a Robodebt-related letter subsequently died, there is no recorded evidence that the deaths were caused by the scheme. https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/factlab-meta/robodebt-not-directly-responsible-for-more-than-2000-deaths
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