At the height of Australia's recent bushfire crisis, Liberal backbencher Craig Kelly made the rounds of national and international media outlets.
In a combative exchange with meteorologist Laura Tobin on ITV's Good Morning Britain, Mr Kelly argued against the long-term drying out of the Australian landscape.
Ms Tobin said: "Australia have just had, in 2019, their highest year temperature-wise ever recorded and their driest year ever recorded, with forecasts and temperatures that go back over 100 years."
Mr Kelly responded: "There's a few issues there. Firstly, the first 20 years of this century we've had more rainfall in Australia than [over] the first 20 years of the last century."
He expanded on the claim on his Facebook page, writing:
Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-06/fact-check-craig-kelly-rainfall-drought/12016214
