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"Ich hatte Probleme mit der EU, denn ... Sie haben uns mit Zöllen belegt. Sie tun es in Form einer Mehrwertsteuer, die etwa 20 Prozent beträgt"
Publisher’s rating: Falsch
The review says VAT is not a tariff: it is charged on purchases and does not distinguish goods by their country of origin. It notes that EU VAT rates vary by country and product, but an imported US car is taxed at the same rate as a comparable car made in the EU or elsewhere.
“Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people.”
Publisher’s rating: False
poster on Facebook purportedly advertising attachment opportunities at Kenya Power
Publisher’s rating: Altered
Phnom Penh International Airport is holding its annual baggage sale without refunds.
Publisher’s rating: False
Fact Crescendo Cambodia found the claim false, stating that Phnom Penh International Airport has no annual sales program and that the advertising was a scam. The review says Cambodia Airports denied the claim in an official notice. [S1]
"I've had problems with the EU because… they've tariffed us. They do it in the form of a VAT tax, which is about 20%"
Publisher’s rating: False
The article explains that VAT applies to goods and services regardless of their economic origin, while tariffs apply to imported goods and can favor domestic products. It states that an EU VAT is not a tariff on US goods.
"Tariffs are a tax hike on foreign countries"
Publisher’s rating: False
The review explains that tariffs are charges on imported goods, paid by importing businesses rather than by foreign producers or the taxpayers of the country of origin. Those costs may be passed on to businesses and consumers in the importing country, and tariffs can also reduce consumption of foreign goods.
“Under the previous administration … the cost of a median-price home in America more than doubled, and that was just in four years.”
Publisher’s rating: Mostly True
![Image accompanying "[W]e were richest, the richest, relatively, from, think of this, from 1870 to 1913 ... because we collected tariffs from foreign countries."](https://cdn.factcheck.org/UploadedFiles/cardo_on_freight_train_getty.png)
“The number of full-time jobs (was) dropping almost the entire Biden administration.”
Publisher’s rating: False
During President Joe Biden’s four years in office, “31% of U.S. job growth” came from public-sector jobs.
Publisher’s rating: False
'മഹർഷി വേദിക് സിറ്റിയുടെ ഔദ്യോഗിക കറൻസിയായ 'ലോർഡ് റാം' കറൻസിയാണ് ഇതെന്നും ഈ കറൻസി ഇടപാടുകൾക്ക് ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു, ഈ കറന്സി ഭാരതത്തിലും വരണം'
Publisher’s rating: false
site purporting to be a recruitment portal for Kenya Power
Publisher’s rating: Hoax
GST Collections.. Maharashtra – ₹30,637 Karnataka – ₹14,117 Gujarat – ₹11,402 Tamil Nadu – ₹10,694 Haryana – ₹9,925 Uttar Pradesh – ₹9,155. The achievement of the Dravidian model government is that Tamil Nadu, which excelled in industrial development, education, medicine, and tourism, has moved from second place to fourth place in GST revenue today. States like Haryana and Uttar Pradesh will overtake us in a few years. How can development come if we always conflict with the central government? Even if we commit corruption during the Katumaram era, we will work with the central government and get what we want, but this advertising chief minister is pushing Tamil Nadu into a dark period
Publisher’s rating: nmisleading