Economy & business fact checks

هل يعاني لبنان فعلًا من انقطاع مادة المازوت؟

Publisher’s rating: صحيح جزئيًا

The review reports that Lebanon had no overall diesel shortage: importers were supplying more than the stated daily consumption. However, farmers and generator owners in the Bekaa faced local unavailability, which the review attributes to some traders withholding diesel for resale on the black market; it warns that wider hoarding could create a shortage.

Sri Lanka's debt rose from Rs. 22 trillion to Rs. 34 trillion under the Anura Kumara Dissanayake government.

Publisher’s rating: False

The review says central government debt was already about Rs. 30 trillion when Dissanayake took office in September 2024, rather than Rs. 22 trillion. It reports that no official measure showed debt at Rs. 34 trillion; the broadest official measure was about Rs. 32.23 trillion at end-March 2026.

هل بيع العقار 1396 بالتراضي لبنك بيروت هدر للمال العام؟

Publisher’s rating: صحيح

The review says the sale should have been conducted through a public auction, which the Court of Audit found would have opened the process to competition and protected public funds. It also cites unresolved questions about the property’s ownership and the legality of converting it from public to private municipal property.

هل منح شركة ibex ترخيص استثمار النقل الجوي دون العودة إلى هيئة الشراء العام مخالف للقانون؟

Publisher’s rating: غير صحيح

The review says the cabinet’s approval expanded Ibex’s existing authorization to include a regular international route to and from Qlayaat Airport, rather than granting a new license. It concludes that public procurement rules do not apply because the state was authorizing a private activity, not purchasing services, and that the license did not require a tender or a Public Procurement Authority opinion.

International bodies including the World Bank have certified Sri Lanka as South Asia's fastest-growing economy, ahead of India and Pakistan.

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

One third of the money Sri Lanka borrowed from the IMF has been stolen.

Publisher’s rating: False

The review says the claim confuses fraudulent import-advance payments with IMF disbursements: close to US$1 billion was moved abroad through fraudulent import payments, but that money was not IMF funding. It explains that the sum was described as equivalent to roughly a third of the IMF loan, and concludes that no IMF loan funds were stolen. [S1: “The reports said roughly US$1 billion taken out since 2023 was equivalent to about a third of the IMF loan, not that any part of the IMF loan itself was stolen.”] [S1: “No IMF loan funds have been stolen.”]

2026లో న్యూజిలాండ్‌లో జరిగిన ఒక బహిరంగ సభలో ప్రధాని నరేంద్ర మోదీ, “భారతదేశం ప్రపంచంలో రెండవ అతిపెద్ద బీఫ్ ఉత్పత్తిదారు” అని పేర్కొన్నారు.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

Prime Minister Modi stated that India is the second-largest beef producer in the world while addressing a public gathering in New Zealand in 2026.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

FACTLY says Modi did not mention beef production or exports in his New Zealand speech. It reports that he called India the world’s second-largest wheat producer instead.

పీఎం జన్‌ధన్ యోజన పథకం ద్వారా 13 నుంచి 65 ఏళ్ల వయస్సు వారికి ₹50,000 నుండి ₹2,00,000 వరకు ఉచిత ఆర్థిక సహాయం అందుతుంది.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

نشرت حسابات وصفحات على منصة فيسبوك فيديو مدعية أنه لإغلاق الكريمي للصرافات الآلية لمنع المواطنين من سحب مدخراتهم من بنك الكريمي

Publisher’s rating: مضلل

"You know why I'm profiting? Because the stock market's going up. ... I'm profiting because I have a lot of money and a lot of cash."

Publisher’s rating: Mostly False

Everyone over the age of 18 must obtain a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) before June 30.

Publisher’s rating: Missing Context

The review says no June 30 deadline was set for people over 18 to obtain a TIN. It says TIN registration remains mandatory for Sri Lankan citizens aged 18 and over, but the claim of a June 30 deadline and related fine has no basis in the legislation.

NPP MP Ravindra Bandara said the Cabinet approved a plan to make Sri Lanka the richest country in the world.

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The review says Bandara was referring to Cabinet approval for the Green Hydrogen project, not approval to make Sri Lanka the world’s richest country. In his parliamentary remarks, he described becoming one of the world’s richest and most beautiful countries as a hoped-for outcome of advancing through the project; he said the circulating posts distorted his statement.

چرا کاهش نرخ بیکاری در ایران گمراه‌کننده است؟

Publisher’s rating: نرخ رسمی بیکاری در سال ۱۴۰۴ به ۷/۵ درصد رسیده است که پایین‌ترین میزان از سال ۱۳۸۴ تاکنون محسوب می‌شود، اما این اصلا نشانه خوبی نیست.

اختلال بانک‌ها؛ آنچه می‌دانیم و آنچه هنوز نمی‌دانیم

Publisher’s rating: خدمات بانک‌های ملی، صادرات، تجارت‌ و توسعه‌صادرات از روز ۲۳ خرداد دچار اختلال گسترده شده است و همچنان ادامه دارد.

تورم غذا در خرداد ۱۴۰۵؛ پنجمین ماه متوالی با تورم سه رقمی

Publisher’s rating: در خرداد ۱۴۰۵، تورم نقطه به نقطه مواد غذایی با ثبت عدد ۱۳۴ درصد، برای پنجمین ماه متوالی سه رقمی باقی ماند. این بالاترین رکورد از زمان ثبت داده‌های تورمی در ایران است.

In the past 13 months, “The typical 401(k) … is up almost $30,000.”

Publisher’s rating: Mostly False

The IMF confirmed that USD 808 million went missing from Sri Lanka in 2025 under the NPP government.

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The review says the USD 808 million figure appears in the IMF report under “Errors and Omissions,” a balance-of-payments accounting line, and is also recorded by Sri Lanka’s Central Bank. It reports that the figure is a statistical reconciliation, not evidence that funds went missing or were stolen.

کسانی که راجع به خسارت‌ جنگ و تحریم اغراق می‌‌کنند درباره ۱۳۰ میلیارد دلار ارز صادراتی بازنگشته سکوت می‌کنند.

Publisher’s rating: گمراه‌کننده

Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe told MPs that Sri Lanka's economy is collapsing and that the government is to blame.

Publisher’s rating: False

The review says the claim referred to a Central Bank awareness programme for MPs held on 10 June, and that the alleged conversation was fabricated. The Central Bank’s Communications Department confirmed that the Governor had never made the statement.