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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

maharat-newsEconomy & business

هل يحق لمجلس الوزراء إصدار تسعيرة صرف غير التسعيرة الرسمية لتسديد مستحقات المقاولين؟

Publisher’s rating: صحيح

The review concludes that the Council of Ministers could set a different exchange rate for paying contractors, citing authority delegated through budget laws. It also notes that using multiple exchange rates is not considered best practice and points to the need for exchange-rate unification.

FACTLYEconomy & business

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised the guidelines for filling out cheques, prohibiting the use of black ink. Cheques must now be written exclusively in blue or green ink.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The review says the RBI has not issued guidelines prohibiting black ink for cheques and has not prescribed specific ink colours. It cites the RBI’s Cheque Truncation System FAQ, which says no specific ink colours are prescribed, while cautioning that using different coloured inks may invalidate a cheque.

حقيقةEconomy & business

رسالة منسوبة لمحافظ البنك المركزي في عدن ادعت أنه وجهها لمجلس القيادة الرئاسي ورئيس الحكومة حول انهيار سعر صرف الريال في المحافظات المحررة.

Publisher’s rating: زائف

The review says the message attributed to Central Bank governor Ahmed Ghaleb al-Mabaqi was fabricated. It reports that the Central Bank denied the message’s authenticity and warned against circulating it.

Factcrescendo Sri LankaEconomy & business

A salary increments in 10 professions from January 1st, 2025, in Sri Lanka !!

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The review says the Silumina report about salary increases for 10 public-service professions was published on August 31, 2024, before the presidential election—not after the new government took office. It reports that the new government said there would be no increase from January 1, 2025, and that a salary increase would instead be presented in the 2025 budget.