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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

Fact CrescendoEconomy & business

សូម​បង​ប្អូន​នៅ​ស្រុក​ខ្មែរ​សូម​ប្រញាប់​រួស​រាន់​ទៅ​ដក​លុយ​ចេញ​ពី​ធនាគារ ABA ឱ្យ​អស់​ពីព្រោះ​ធនាគារ​នេះ​ក្ស័យ​ធន​ហើយ។

Publisher’s rating: False

The review found the bankruptcy claim false, citing ABA Bank’s denial and confirmation from banking-sector stakeholders. ABA’s representative said the bank’s operations were running smoothly and that its 2023 profits had increased.

PA MediaEconomy & business

The average tax rate faced by a typical person in work is the lowest it has been in over half a century

Publisher’s rating: Because significant changes in types and rates of taxation have taken place over the last 50 years, the Prime Minister’s claim is difficult to independently corroborate over that period for individual workers. However, this appears to be correct according to Treasury analysis (partly based on data from the Office of National Statistics) of the spring budget in March in the specific circumstance of a “full-time median earner with no children and no interaction with the benefits system”. It also applies to other household demographics, when referring to direct taxation, but not when changes to benefits are taken into account.

dpaEconomy & business

In Nederland wordt 75 procent aan belastingen betaald.

Publisher’s rating: Die berekening klopt niet. Gemiddeld betaalde de Nederlander volgens de meest recente cijfers in 2023 om en bij de veertig procent aan belastingen. Bovendien kan je dat niet zomaar veralgemenen want naargelang je wettelijke status, je inkomen en uitgaven betaal je meer of minder belastingen.

The review examines a video claiming that Dutch taxes amount to 75 percent when all taxes are added together. It says that figure does not represent the average: its calculation using 2023 totals yields 39.9 percent of GDP, and tax burdens vary by income, legal status and spending.