Doctored photo appears to show Australian TV host David Koch under arrest

David Koch, the longest-serving morning television host in Australia, recently announced he was leaving the show he had helmed for more than two decades. 

But news of his retirement comes amid death and arrest hoaxes. 

"Just for clarity I’m alive and well," Koch tweeted April 14, responding to a post claiming he had died.

A few days later, a Facebook post with an image of what looked like Koch being detained by police started spreading online. 

"Shocking scandal rocks Aussies society," the April 20 post said.  

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This image has been doctored. 

A reverse-image search led us to the original photo featured in 2021 news coverage of anti-lockdown protests. The person being detained isn’t Koch. 

Clicking a link in the Facebook post that says "confirming the allegations against Koch: the latest news," leads to a page that doesn’t open, though the URL doesn’t scream credible news source: anniedotcreative.com. 

We found no evidence to support the claim that Koch was arrested, and a doctored photo is certainly not proof. We rate this post False.