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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

SBT NewsEconomy & business

Em entrevista, Haddad mostra que só pensa em impostos

Publisher’s rating: SÁTIRA

The viral video was edited: its audio changes Marília Gabriela’s questions and Haddad’s answers to make him repeatedly refer to taxes. In the original 2013 interview, Haddad was São Paulo’s mayor and discussed political and city-related topics.

Factcrescendo Sri LankaEconomy & business

Volkswagen Factory In Kuliyapitiya ! (Images)

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The review says the image of abandoned cars was from a U.S. car graveyard, not the Kuliyapitiya site. It identifies the project with Western Automobile Assembly and says the company confirmed the factory was set up but production had not started.

Fact CrescendoEconomy & business

மத்திய பட்ஜெட்டை நிதியமைச்சர் நிர்மலா சீதாராமன் தாக்கல் செய்துள்ள நிலையில் “பட்ஜெட்டில் புதிதாக எதுவும் இல்லை. விலை உயர்வு, வரி உயர்வு தான் உள்ளது” என்று அண்ணாமலை கூறியதாக ஒரு வீடியோ சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டு வருகிறது.

Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE

The video does show Annamalai saying that the budget had nothing new and included price and tax increases. However, the review finds that the clip was taken from his criticism of the 2022 Tamil Nadu budget and edited to make it appear he was criticizing the 2024 Union budget.

SBT NewsEconomy & business

Embaixador diz que Europa está barrando importações do Brasil

Publisher’s rating: ENGANOSO

The review says the post distorts the Brazilian ambassador’s remarks: he challenged EU data that allegedly misidentified some cultivated areas as forests, rather than claiming that Europe was already barring Brazilian imports. It explains that the EU regulation targets certain products linked to illegal production on land deforested after December 31, 2020, and was due to take effect on December 30, 2024.

SBT NewsEconomy & business

Trabalhador autônomo vai pagar 26,5% de impostos

Publisher’s rating: ENGANOSO

The review says the claim that all self-employed workers will pay 26.5% of their revenue is misleading: not all are subject to the regular IBS and CBS regime. It notes that workers may opt for MEI or Simples Nacional, and that nanoentrepreneurs with annual income up to R$40,500 are exempt from consumption taxes unless they opt in.