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FACTLYEconomy & business

కాంగ్రెస్ ప్రభుత్వం ఉన్నంత కాలం బ్యాంకులు, సీపోర్టులు, ఎయిర్పోర్టులు, మరియు ఇతర ప్రభుత్వ రంగ సంస్థలేవి నష్టాల్లో లేవు, మోదీ వచ్చిన తరవాతే ఈ సంస్థలు నష్టాల్లోకి పోయాయి

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

dpaEconomy & business

Dies ist ein Gewinnspiel von Spar.

Publisher’s rating: Das Gewinnspiel ist nicht echt. Darauf deuten viele Faktoren hin: Die augenscheinlichsten davon sind mehrere Accounts, die sich als derselbe ausgeben, der Verweis auf eine externe Seite ohne Bezug zum echten Unternehmen sowie die Ähnlichkeit zu angeblichen Gewinnspielen anderer Firmen.

The claim concerns a Facebook promotion presented as a giveaway from Spar, the supermarket chain. The dpa investigation examined posts claiming that 500 participants could each win €250. It found that the promotion was not operated by Spar: participants were directed away from Facebook to external sites, and the sites did not provide the usual identifying details of a business. The review identified three versions of a page called “Spar Fans,” created on February 6, 7, and 8. It tested the routes offered on those pages: entering the supposed giveaway, clicking a newsletter item, or using the registration button all led to an external site without an imprint. A further click led to another site whose imprint named the British company Bluereen as operator. The review also notes that the promotion’s number-search format resembled purported giveaways attributed to other established retailers, which likewise led to links associated with Bluereen. The evidence therefore does not support the claim that this was a Spar giveaway. The investigation describes a third-party registration and marketing route, rather than an offer run by the supermarket. It also cautions that the external pages lacked company contact details and other identifying information; it does not establish whether any individual participant ultimately received a prize.

El Detector / Univision NoticiasEconomy & business

Los que trabajaron durante la pandemia pueden recibir un pago “hoy”, el mismo día que soliciten el crédito de retención de empleado, emitido por el Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS).

Publisher’s rating: Falso

The review investigated a Facebook video claiming that Americans who worked during the pandemic could qualify for an employee-retention-credit payment of up to $26,000 and be paid the day they applied. It reports that the video had more than 654,000 views and 5,400 likes as of February 9, 2023, and quotes its audio urging viewers to click to see whether they qualified and “le pagan hoy.” The investigation checked the claim with an IRS spokesperson and an IRS-authorized agent; both rejected the promise of immediate payment. IRS spokesperson Alejandra Castro told the review that the IRS does not issue payment on the day a taxpayer applies for the credit. The article also cites the IRS’s refund information page, which says most refunds are issued in fewer than 21 days, while some returns need further review and may take longer. Edgardo Pinedo Alvarado, an IRS-authorized agent, likewise said payments are not immediate. The post also misrepresented who could claim the credit. According to Castro, eligibility was limited to qualifying companies or employers—not employees merely because they had worked during the pandemic. The review describes eligibility as applying to businesses meeting specified conditions, such as suspended operations, reduced gross receipts in 2020 or 2021, or qualifying as a recovery startup. Although the credit was in effect through 2021, the article says eligible businesses could still claim it through a late, amended payroll-tax return. Thus, the video’s same-day-payment promise was contradicted by the people the review consulted, and its framing wrongly suggested that individual workers were eligible.