Derogatory post claims are fake: Vic Libs
The Victorian Liberals have rejected as "fake" claims some party members exchanged sexist, racist and homophobic messages using an app that hides the sender's identity.
It's alleged the messages were sent on the app Jodel in the vicinity of the Liberal Party Victoria Division State Council meeting on the weekend, and used language similar to that expressed during recent factional infighting.
But Opposition and Liberal Leader Michael O'Brien isn't so sure.
"There's something that doesn't smell right about this to me, I'm loath to use the term 'fake news' but I think it might be apt in this case," he told reporters at state parliament on Tuesday.
