Climate change and energy policy, same-sex marriage, tax cuts and welfare payments: these were just a few of the subjects of heated debate in Australia in 2017. And the debates weren’t always based on the facts.

So, who got it right and who got it wrong in 2017?

The Conversation would like to thank each of the academic FactCheck authors who gave so generously of their time and expertise to delve into the evidence for and against these and many more contentious claims in 2017 to bring you information you can trust.

And we’d like to thank you, our readers, for taking the time to read and share quality information, and for helping hold Australia’s leaders to account.

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