Thread by @crikey_news

Is PM Scott Morrison a liar? It's a question that is being asked now on the international stage.

A Crikey investigation reveals the answer is, "yes", the PM is a systemic and unremitting public liar.

And we've got the proof:
crikey.com.au/dossier-of-lie…
#scottytheliar #auspol

Back in May, we published #ScoMosDossier – a list of lies and falsehoods delivered by the prime minister since he took office, on issues of national importance.

Since then, the list has grown.

Here's why we published the list:
crikey.com.au/2021/05/25/why… #auspol #scottytheliar

Today we have 39 lies and falsehoods – and we'll be adding more later today because these lies just keep coming from Scott Morrison.

Here's his first lie about Australia's climate targets #climateaction #auspol #scottytheliar

#auspol #scottytheliar

Morrison has also lied about his government's environmental legislation, as you can see below.

All of these lies are forensically sourced – you can take a look at the sources in the dossier: crikey.com.au/dossier-of-lie……

Here's a bonus lie on mass extinction – he says his government has introduced and passed a bill dealing with mass extinction – no such legislation was passed #scottytheliar #LiarFromTheShire

Scott Morrison lied about the medivac bill in an interview with Sky News #auspol #scottytheliar #liarfromtheshire

And in case you were wondering – yes, we asked him to respond to our dossier of lies and falsehoods.

We got nothing. Zip. Zilch.

His silence is just a further demonstration of a communication style that refuses to engage, writes @BernardKeane #auspol
crikey.com.au/2021/05/25/lie…

He lied about what @billshortenmp had and hadn't done in the National Press Club QandA #auspol #scottytheliar #liarfromtheshire #scottmorrison

And he falsely said that an electric vehicle "is not going to tow your trailer. It's not going to tow your boat."

This isn't true – plus, Scott Morrison then went on to say that he'd never ridiculed that technology at all!

#scottytheliar #auspol #liarfromtheshire

At this point, you might be asking, "ONLY 39 lies?! That's all?"

Yes, we've been very generous to Scot because it's important to be absolutely rigorous in cataloguing them — and not including standard political rhetoric #auspol #scottytheliar
crikey.com.au/2021/05/26/dos…

Scott Morrison denied calling Sam Dastyari "Shanghai Sam" – but he is recorded as using the phrase several times in tweets and interviews.

Turns out he misunderstood a fairly straight-forward question .... #auspol #scottytheliar #liarfromtheshire #ourPM

Remember: if you're not sure about any of these lies, we've rigorously sourced and fact-checked them. Head here to get links to the transcripts, the videos, the tweets, the radio interviews etc that prove that Morrison is a liar #auspol #scottytheliar
crikey.com.au/dossier-of-lie…

"It's gossip" Scott Morrison said when he was asked whether he'd asked for Hillsong pastor Brian Houston to a White House state dinner.

Then later of course, we found out that he had indeed put Houston on his list #auspol #scottytheliar

Side note: Brian Houston has since been charged with concealing child abuse.

Here's what we know, and what can we say, about the charges against Scott Morrison’s spiritual mentor
crikey.com.au/2021/08/06/bri…

In his next instance of public untruths, Scott Morrison was actually forced to provide a letter to the Speaker of the house acknowledging his falsehood #auspol #scottytheliar

In the midst of the bushfires of 2020, Scott Morrison said he had acted on advice from the fire commissioners.

In fact, he'd denied requests of significant extra funding #auspol #scottytheliar #liarfromtheshire

PM Scott Morrison visited the town of Cobargo after the bushfires had torn through. It was a memorable visit for the way he forced a handshake onto visibly traumatised and angry Zoey Salucci-McDermot.

He then lied about talking with her after his photo op #scottytheliar #auspol

In fact, we have a video of this one. Morrison said he spoke with her at greater length, but all he ever said was "I understand, I understand." #scottytheliar #auspol #ourPM

Scott Morrison lied about a video message being run during the summer bushfires #auspol #scotttheyliar #OurPM

Is the legal system any help when tackling a powerful dissembler? Legal correspondent Michael Bradley @marquelawyers takes a look #auspol #scottytheliar
crikey.com.au/2021/05/25/sco…

@marquelawyers Another lie about #climatechange – Scott Morrison said that his goverment had NEVER said there's not a connection between climate change and global weather patterns ... are Peter Dutton and Matt Canavan not part of the PM's government? #auspol #scottytheliar #climateemergency

Scott Morrison again lied about Australia's carbon emissions – getting the reduction amount wrong by quite a lot #auspol #scottytheliar #liarfromtheshire #carbonemission

We have this one on video #auspol #scottytheliar #liarfromtheshire #climateemergency

Always ready to include gas in his climate plans, PM Scott Morrison falsely stated that "there is no credible energy transition plan, for an economy like Australia in particular, that does not involve the greater us of gas" #auspol #scottytheliar #OurPM #climateaction

He told untruths about #sportsrorts, and was proven wrong by a colour-coded spreadsheet no less #auspol #scottytheliar

He publicly said that the auditor general had found no ineligible projects were funded under the #sportsrorts scheme, when in fact, the ANAO had found the 43% of these projects were ineligible when agreements were signed #auspol #scottytheliar #OurPM

A common response to our list of lies has been, "so what, all politicians lie, right?"

It’s easy to be cynical about politics and politicians, but we mustn't forget how important the truth is to a functioning democracy, writes @SimonLongstaff #auspol
crikey.com.au/2021/05/25/tru…

Scott Morrison said that Phil Gaetjens had access to whatever document he required when preparing his report into the #sportsrorts scandal. This was incorrect #auspol #scottytheliar #LiarFromTheShire

And ANOTHER untruth from Scott Morrison in relation to the #SportsRorts scandal #auspol #scottytheliar #OurPM

Remember, if you question any of these lies and falsehoods, we've got them rigorously sourced so you can check them yourself, here #auspol #scottytheliar
crikey.com.au/dossier-of-lie…

This particular falsehood is probably still fresh in everyone's minds: remember when Scott Morrison told us that Australia is at the 'top of the queue' for vaccines? #auspol #scottytheliar #LiarFromTheShire #ourpm #vaccinestrollout

More than 220,000 people watched the PM promise we’d be first in line for the vaccine on Facebook – the problem is, it wasn't true.

@cameronwilson explains how fast lies can travel with the help of social media #auspol #scottytheliar
crikey.com.au/2021/05/25/220…

Scott Morrison blamed the 'militant end of the union movement' for a delay in medical supplies during the pandemic. This was not true #auspol #scottytheliar

And Morrison said that @MrKRudd had travelled overseas during the pandemic – again, untrue. Scott Morrison was forced to apologies to Rudd later that day #auspol #scottytheliar #OurPM

Scott Morrison's whole timeline about who knew what and when around the Brittany Higgins case was very questionable #auspol #scottytheliar #liarfromtheshire

And Scott Morrison got very defensive during questions about the Brittany Higgins case, lashing out at a Sky News journalist, claiming there had been a harassment complaint in their organisation – no such complaint was made #auspol #scottytheliar

Here's the footage of that particular lie #auspol #scottytheliar #liarfromtheshire

Remember when Scott Morrison blamed the European Union for Australia's close vaccine rollout? And then the next said he hadn't #auspol #scottytheliar #liarfromtheshire

It's a trademark of Scott Morrison's – not only does he lie, but he does it more under pressure. And he has a particular penchant for lying to cover previous lies #scottytheliar #auspol #LiarFromTheShire
crikey.com.au/2021/05/25/sco…

And here Scott Morrison is again, delivering untruths about Australia's climate targets – this time he was proven wrong by his own records #auspol #scottytheliar #LiarFromTheShire #climateaction

Scott Morrison was caught in a lie about Taiwan. When given the opportunity to correct his comment, he refused #auspol #liarfromtheshire #scottytheliar

Scott Morrison lied about a lack of a bipartisan view re a two-state solution #auspol #scottytheliar #liarfromtheshire

When he was feeling the heat over Australia's low vaccination record, Scott Morrison pretended that everything was going according to plan – even though his own schedule showed just how far behind Australia was #auspol #scottytheliar #ScottyTheBlameShifter

"We've provided the exact same support [to NSW] that was provided to Victoria," Scott Morrison said when accused of being the #PMforNSW due to lockdown assistance. This clam from him was incorrect #auspol #scottytheliar #LiarFromTheShire

Scott Morrison's lies look bad (and they are) but he isn't the first political leader to tell massive fibs.

@theshufflediary outlines some of the greatest lies in history #scottytheliar
crikey.com.au/2021/05/28/gre…

Scott Morrison said the ATAGI recommends eight to 12 weeks between Astra-Zeneca vaccines. At the time, ATAGI had said it recommended 12 weeks, and if this isn't possible, eight weeks #auspol #scottytheliar

Then-premier of NSW Gladys Berejiklian said she 'argued her little heart out' for NSW to receive vaccine doses from other states.

Scott Morrison said this never happened #auspol #scottytheliar #LiarFromTheShire

Remember "not a race"? REMEMBER?

Scott Morrison said he and Brendan Murphy hadn't been talking about the pace of the vaccine rollout at all, despite that being EXACTLY what they were talking about #auspol #notarace #scottytheliar #LiarFromTheShire #OurPM

And now we come to French President Emmanual Macron's claim the Scott Morrison lied to him over the Naval Group submarine contract.

Here's the proof #auspol #scottytheliar #ourpm

We have the quotes from the PM's media conference to prove it: crikey.com.au/dossier-of-lie…

Scott Morrison accused opposition leader @AlboMP of not sitting down with General Frewen to talk about the vaccine rollout – the truth is very different #auspol #scottytheliar #LiarFromTheShire

Scott Morrison lied when asked with the government supported Clive Palmer's High Court action against WA borders. Morrison said the Commonwealth did not pursue the case – a statement that was shown to be false #auspol #scottytheliar #LiarFromTheShire #christianporter

Scott Morrison delivered a big fib when asked if he knew how much money Christian Porter was given by secret donors #auspol #scottytheliar #liarfromtheshire

Side note: Why are Christian Porter and Scott Morrison so desperate to cover up the identity of Porter's donors? What power do they wield over the government sufficient it will do almost anything to protect them? #whopaidporter

crikey.com.au/2021/10/21/exp…

Scott Morrison's most recent lie was revealed on the international stage #auspol #scottytheliar #liarfromtheshire #COP26

We have 39 lies and falsehood's delivered by PM Scott Morrison since he took office, on matters of public interest.

We're sure this list will grow #auspol #scottytheliar #LiarFromTheShire
crikey.com.au/dossier-of-lie…

If you're interested in hearing more about how this list was compiled, @bernardkeane has written a book on the culture of deception in the Morrison government.

Join our next #CrikeyTalks to hear about it – and pre-order the book here #scottytheliar
crikey.com.au/2021/10/21/lie…

If you want to stop the lies, you're going to have to make some noise. Sharing this Twitter thread is a great way to start (😉) but we've also got a pro forma letter to send to your member of federal parliament #auspol #scottytheliar #LiarFromTheShire
crikey.com.au/2021/05/27/sco…

NEW LIE: Scott Morrison says "I'm not going to cop sledging at Australia" in relation to French President Emmanuel Macron calling him a liar – despite Macron going out of his way to say he was not referring to Australias, just Morrison.
#auspol #scottytheliar #LiarFromTheShire