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"Right after a time where we're going through a pandemic that lost 22 million jobs at the height, we've already added back 11.6 million jobs."
Publisher’s rating: That's roughly right, according to official government statistics.
"El Gobierno de Obama tuvo la recuperación económica más lenta"
Publisher’s rating: Falta contexto
"En el día uno, Joe Biden aumentará tus impuestos ... justo después de un momento que estamos pasando por una pandemia"
Publisher’s rating: Engañoso
The review says Biden had not proposed a general tax increase and had promised not to raise taxes on people earning less than $400,000 a year. It says his plan would primarily affect higher-income taxpayers, while lower-income groups would face small, modest cost increases.
"Over thirty million people... in the last several months had to file for unemployment."
Publisher’s rating: This is right for the overall number since February but current claims are significantly lower.
"Because of a so-called trade war with China, America lost 300,000 manufacturing jobs."
Publisher’s rating: This isn't right. Manufacturing jobs have dropped under the Trump administration, but only since the coronavirus outbreak.
Immer wieder locken vermeintliche Gewinnspiele mit falschen Versprechungen. Derzeit lockt eine Webseite sogar mit mehreren Falschbehauptungen. Unter einem offiziell wirkenden Logo der Discounterkette Lidl heißt es dort, man habe die Chance, «E-Scooters» zu gewinnen. In der Internetadresse steht allerdings der Name der Drogeriekette Rossmann. Nach Beantwortung der Fragen wird man dann auf eine zweite Seite umgeleitet, auf der man seine persönlichen Daten angeben soll.
Publisher’s rating: Es handelt sich weder um ein Gewinnspiel von Lidl noch von Rossmann. Niemand, der dort mitmacht, erhält von einem der beiden Unternehmen einen E-Scooter.
The review examined a web promotion that used an apparently official Lidl logo to offer a chance to win E-Scooters, although its web address began with “rossmann.website.” After visitors answered questions, they were redirected to another page and asked to provide personal information. The review’s conclusion is that neither Lidl nor Rossmann ran this giveaway. The investigation describes checking the promotion’s own pages and their stated affiliations. The first page’s small print attributed the giveaway to Bluereen LTD, while the page’s “Impressum” link opened a blank field. After the quiz, the second page used an address beginning “ecityroller.1a-gewinner.de” and named CEOO Marketing GmbH as the organizer. It no longer mentioned Lidl or Rossmann. These details contradict the apparent association created by the Lidl logo and the Rossmann-named address. The review also places the promotion in a broader pattern: it says Rossmann had previously been impersonated in another fake giveaway and that Lidl’s logo had also been misused for such promotions. It reports that Rossmann advised customers to ignore false giveaways and fraudulent requests and not to disclose personal information such as bank details. The excerpt does not establish who operated the pages or what happened to information submitted by visitors.
"Joe Biden aumentará los impuestos, en momentos en que estamos pasando por una pandemia"
Publisher’s rating: Engañoso
Trump pagó 750 dólares en impuestos
Publisher’s rating: Verdad
Unter einem offiziell aussehenden Logo der Discounterkette Lidl wird Nutzern im Internet ein Angebot vorgegaukelt: Wenn man einige Fragen beantwortet, habe man die Chance, «E-Scooters» zu gewinnen. «Die Handelskette Lidl startet einen Wettbewerb», heißt es auf der Seite. Man solle die Fragen beantworten, «um die Qualität der Arbeit in unseren Filialen zu verbessern». Auch sprachlich wird damit suggeriert, dass es sich um ein Gewinnspiel von Lidl handelt. Nach Beantwortung der Fragen wird man auf zweite Seite umgeleitet, auf der man seine persönlichen Daten angeben soll.
Publisher’s rating: Es handelt sich nicht um ein Gewinnspiel von Lidl. Niemand, der dort mitmacht, kann einen E-Scooter gewinnen.
The review examined an online offer that used Lidl’s name and branding to suggest that people could win e-scooters by answering questions. The page described the questions as a way to improve work in Lidl stores; after answering them, users were directed to another page asking for personal information. The review therefore concerns the specific offer described in the claim, rather than a general Lidl promotion. (S1: “Unter einem offiziell aussehenden Logo der Discounterkette Lidl wird Nutzern im Internet ein Angebot vorgegaukelt: Wenn man einige Fragen beantwortet, habe man die Chance, «E-Scooters» zu gewinnen.”; “Nach Beantwortung der Fragen wird man auf zweite Seite umgeleitet, auf der man seine persönlichen Daten angeben soll.”) To assess whether the offer was genuinely from Lidl, the review identified the website address as “babyclubs.online” and compared it with the retailer’s official web presence. It also examined disclosures on the page: its small print named Bluereen LTD as the organizer, while the linked legal-notice field reportedly opened as a blank page. The review says the legal notice on the second page instead referred to a company in the United Kingdom. These details do not support the impression that Lidl was running the competition. (S1: “Die Internetadresse des angeblichen Gewinnspiels beginnt mit «babyclubs.online», was keine offizielle Adresse des Discounters ist.”; “Im Kleingedruckten auf der Seite heißt es: «Dies ist ein Gewinnspiel der Bluereen LTD.»”; “Klickt man darunter auf «Impressum», öffnet sich jedoch nur ein weißes Feld ohne Inhalt.”; “Das Impressum auf der zweiten Seite verweist wiederum auf ein Unternehmen in Großbritannien.”) The review also compared the page’s legal notice with the requirements it attributed to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection. It reports that the notice did not provide the operator’s full name, address, and multiple contact options, and consequently describes it as non-compliant. This finding is about the site’s disclosed operator information; the supplied review does not report that Lidl confirmed or operated the offer. (S1: “Laut Bundesministerium für Justiz und Verbraucherschutz gehört in das Impressum neben dem vollständigen Namen des Betreibers auch seine Adresse. Außerdem müssen mehrere Kontaktmöglichkeiten angegeben werden. Das ist hier nicht der Fall, das Impressum ist somit nicht rechtskonform.”)
Pence dijo que Obama y Biden gobernaron durante la recuperación económica más lenta desde la Gran Depresión
Publisher’s rating: Falta Contexto
Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque said the European Commission has not withdrawn GSP preference of any country.
Publisher’s rating: False
Keluarga peserta BPJS Kesehatan bakal mendapatkan BLT sebesar Rp 4 juta per orang
Publisher’s rating: Keliru
Trump is making money off "covid coins"
Publisher’s rating: These claims are false. Coins commemorating "Donald Trump defeating Covid" on sale from an online outlet called the White House Gift Shop have no connection with the US President.
"He recuperado 700,000 puestos de trabajo (en el sector de manufactura)...Ellos (Obama y Biden) no recuperaron nada"
Publisher’s rating: Falso
“Many car companies came in from Germany, went to Michigan and went to Ohio.”
Publisher’s rating: False
“The billionaires have gotten much more wealthy, by a tune of over $300 billion to $400 billion more, just since covid.”
Publisher’s rating: Cherry-picked number
“Drug prices will be coming down 80 or 90 percent.”
Publisher’s rating: No evidence
“We have a higher deficit with China now than we did before.”
Publisher’s rating: False






