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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

日本ファクトチェックセンターEconomy & business

日本は世界一の重税国

Publisher’s rating: 誤り

The review compares Japan’s tax burden with that of other OECD members using both tax revenue and social security contributions. It reports that Japan ranked 29th of 36 countries for tax burden and 22nd of 36 for total national burden, and concludes that the claim is not supported.

FACTLYEconomy & business

The Karnataka High Court, in its judgment in Writ Petition No. 405/2023, stated that banks are required to verify the reason for a pensioner’s failure to submit the life certificate before stopping the pension.

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

FACTLY reports that the court said banks have a responsibility to check when a life certificate is not submitted rather than immediately stopping pension payments. It also says the court clarified that banks need not check in every case, but must do so when pensioners face genuine difficulties visiting the bank.

日本ファクトチェックセンターEconomy & business

マスク氏がCNNを30億ドルで買収

Publisher’s rating: 誤り

The review says the claim that Elon Musk bought CNN for $3 billion is false, noting that the same claim had been examined by multiple fact-checking organizations. It traces the claim to a satirical website whose article identified itself as satire.

Belarusian Investigative CenterEconomy & business

В Белостоке пустуют супермаркеты

Publisher’s rating: Фейк. В подтверждение пустующих в Белостоке магазинов в сюжете СТВ показали кадры из торговых центров в Гданьске, сделанные во время пандемии коронавируса.