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Bei diesem Gewinnspiel werden vier Wohnmobile verlost
Publisher’s rating: Falsch
[Foi no meu governo que] Colocamos o Cade para combater os cartéis
Publisher’s rating: Falso
400,000 tons of Marcos gold reserves are hidden at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Publisher’s rating: False
“É o agricultor familiar que coloca quase 70% do feijão que nós comemos na mesa”
Publisher’s rating: Exagerado
A claim made on social media in mid-July said that Cambodia owed foreign debt up to more than $15 billion, of which Cambodia owes to China up to 48 percent. Such claims on social media have been shared many times and have received mixed reviews from Facebook users who are speaking Khmer as well.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
“Quatro dos dez bancos mais lucrativos do planeta Terra são brasileiros”
Publisher’s rating: Verdadeiro
A WhatsApp message asking people to pay their pending electricity bills, warns them of power disconnection to their houses
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The claim concerns a WhatsApp message warning that a consumer’s electricity would be disconnected that night because a previous bill had not been updated. It urged recipients to contact a phone number and clear pending bills. FACTLY says a screenshot of the message was submitted to its tipline for verification, and describes the same warning and payment request in its account of the claim. The review concludes that the circulating message was fraudulent. To check the message, the review reports finding a statement from the Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSSPDCL) addressing a similar viral WhatsApp message. TSSPDCL said it would not send website links for bill payments and cautioned consumers about fraudulent electricity-payment calls or messages. The review also notes that the message contained spelling and grammatical errors. These details support treating the message as suspect, though the excerpt does not establish that TSSPDCL independently examined the precise screenshot submitted to FACTLY. The review adds two further pieces of reported corroboration: The Tribune reported similar fraudulent messages in nearly 22 cities, quoting a Punjab State Power Corporation Limited deputy chief engineer who said the department did not send SMS or WhatsApp notices about pending bills and warned against calling the numbers provided. The review also says Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Limited called the message fake in a Facebook post. Taken together, these reported company clarifications and the warning signs in the message support the finding that recipients should not trust its demand to call the supplied number to avoid disconnection.
Son zamanlarda BİST’e giren miktarın 300 milyar dolar olduğu iddiası
Publisher’s rating: Yanlış
“[O Brasil tem] 14 milhões de jovens nem trabalhando, nem estudando”
Publisher’s rating: Exagerado
“A mais bruta informalidade, que atingiu 70%, números redondos, aproximadamente, da força de trabalho”
Publisher’s rating: Exagerado
“O Brasil tinha 34% da sua riqueza tirada da indústria (...)”
Publisher’s rating: Verdadeiro
“São 11 anos sem crescer. [...] O país crescendo 0,26%, um quarto de 1%”
Publisher’s rating: Falso
“(...) hoje está menos de 10% [a indústria brasileira]”
Publisher’s rating: Falso
“São 11 anos sem crescer. [...] O país crescendo 0,26%, um quarto de 1%”
Publisher’s rating: Falso
“O Brasil tinha 34% da sua riqueza tirada da indústria (...)”
Publisher’s rating: Verdadeiro
“(...) hoje está menos de 10% [a indústria brasileira]”
Publisher’s rating: Falso