'Pravda had better fact checking': Alex Turnbull takes aim at News Corp | The Weekly Beast

Son of former PM disputes claims he donated to independent candidates. Plus: leaders’ debate doesn’t go to West Australian’s plans

Alex Turnbull has demanded an apology from the Australian after the newspaper published an “exclusive” story which claimed he had donated to the campaigns of independent candidates Zali Steggall and Kerryn Phelps.

The story, headlined Alex Turnbull continues to wage war on the Coalition, contained no evidence that Turnbull had donated and relied on the non-denials from the two candidates in the NSW seats of Warringah and Wentworth: “Ms Steggall and Ms Phelps’s camps yesterday would not deny they had received donations from Mr Turnbull.”

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