Fact check
“Guardian Australia has spoken to multiple former councillors, mayors and deputy mayors who expressed an interest in running for the party.”
Reasoning
The evidence excerpt from the Guardian article states that "Guardian Australia has spoken to multiple former councillors, mayors and deputy mayors who expressed an interest in running for the party," which matches the claim word for word.
On confidence: The claim is directly quoted in the provided Guardian article excerpt.
Important context
The statement appears in a news article about One Nation's candidate fees, confirming that Guardian Australia conducted interviews with the mentioned former local officials.
Evidence
Supporting (2)
- Tier 1 — Primary source‘Cash grab’: One Nation demands up to $630,000 from Victorian election candidates | One Nation | The Guardian
feeling ‘used, lied to, misled and gaslit’, complaint letter seen by Guardian Australia says Listen to the Guardian podcast The Populist here Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Sarah Martin Senior correspondent…
- Tier 1 — Primary source‘Cash grab’: One Nation demands up to $630,000 from Victorian election candidates | One Nation | The Guardian
councillors, mayors and deputy mayors who expressed an interest in running for the party. They claim they went through what one called a “pay-to-play” application process, after which they were rejected. Those who applied to be considered…
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- Last verified:
- Sep 27, 2026, 4:23 AM CDT
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Where this claim appeared
‘Cash grab’: One Nation demands up to $630,000 from Victorian election candidatesThe Guardian · Sarah Martin Senior correspondent