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Economy & business fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about economy & business. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

7,091 published reviews in this topic

Belarusian Investigative CenterEconomy & business

Для молодых специалистов из Беларуси, которые учились за рубежом, двери для трудоустройства на родине открыты.

Publisher’s rating: Беларусь расторгла договор о признании документов о высшем образовании с Польшей и Украиной и ввела процедуру, которая может усложнить признание зарубежного диплома

日本ファクトチェックセンターEconomy & business

日本の消費税は重複課税されている

Publisher’s rating: 誤り

The review says tax is charged at each transaction stage, but businesses can deduct the consumption tax paid on purchases from the tax due on sales. It concludes that this mechanism prevents tax from accumulating through the stages, so the tax is not repeatedly imposed in the way the claim suggests.