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The country's unemployment rate has reached 95.6% from a very low of 70% to 80% during the pandemic.
Publisher’s rating: False
هل تؤدي السندات الدولية ذات العوائد الصفرية إلى تغطية كامل قيمة الودائع؟
Publisher’s rating: صحيح جزئيًا
"We have tackled inflation, controlled debt, cut workers’ taxes, and increased the state pension by £900 this year."
Publisher’s rating: From April 9 2024, anyone receiving the full level of the new state pension saw their annual payments rise by £900. However, out of the 12.6 million people who received a state pension in November 2022, only around 1.5 million were receiving the new state pension and at the full level.
Firm founded by Rishi Sunak’s father-in-law made 2015 acquisition
Publisher’s rating: First, the company in question is a software company which sells customer-relations management tools. Second, the founder of the company is not the former director of Israel’s spy agency Mossad, he only shares a name with a former Mossad director. Finally, the man who bought the company is Rishi Sunak’s father-in-law, not his stepfather. In a later post this is acknowledged by the social media user.
মিন্ট্ৰাই গ্ৰাহকসকলৰ বাবে ফেশ্ব্যন গিফ্ট অফাৰ আগবঢ়োৱা নাই। লিংকটো ভুৱা।
Publisher’s rating: মিছা
Александр Лукашенко восстановил стеклозаводу «Неман»
Publisher’s rating: Фейк. Стеклозавод «Неман» завершил 2023 год с непокрытым убытком в 171 млн рублей.
Prime Minister Modi led BJP government hasn’t established a single government company yet sold 23 government companies.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review reports that 63 public sector organizations were created under various ministries between 2014 and 2019. It also says disinvestment took place under successive governments, including 179 disinvestment transactions during Modi’s 2014–2024 tenure.
এমেজনে ভাৰত চৰকাৰৰ শ্ৰম আৰু নিয়োগ বিভাগৰ সহযোগত অনলাইন চাকৰিৰ ব্যৱস্থা কৰা নাই। এই বিজ্ঞাপন ভুৱা।
Publisher’s rating: মিছা
Совокупный ВВП стран Евразийского экономического союза за 10 лет увеличился почти вдвое
Publisher’s rating: Фейк. Суммарный ВВП стран ЕАЭС за 10 лет не изменился.
هل سيتم تحديد سعر الدولار المصرفي على 25,000 ل.ل بحجة ضبط الكتلة النقدية؟
Publisher’s rating: صحيح جزئيًا
The review says a rate of 25,000–30,000 LBP was being discussed, but the government was still hesitant and had not made the decision. It says the issue also involves the added costs to the state of raising the bank dollar rate, not only controlling the monetary supply.
Since President RW Assumed Office In July 2022, Sri Lanka Has NOT Repaid Foreign Loans !!
Publisher’s rating: False
The review says Ministry of Finance and Department of External Resources data showed Sri Lanka paid approximately US$1,909.7 million in foreign debt and interest from July 21, 2022, through February 2024. It concludes that the claim of a halt to debt payments was inaccurate.
บริษัท ซูซูกิ จะยุติกิจการในประเทศไทย
Publisher’s rating: False
The review says Suzuki Motor (Thailand) denied the rumor and stated that it remained committed to operating in Thailand. It also reports plans to introduce new car models in 2025 and subsequent years.
a Netflix em comemoração aos seus 27 anos lançou a oferta onde você paga r$ 119 e não paga nunca mais incrível
Publisher’s rating: Falso
The review says the R$119 lifetime-subscription offer was a scam, not a genuine Netflix promotion. It reports that no official source announced the offer and warns that people who paid would lose their money.
“Hoy somos los principales socios comerciales con los EEUU”.
Publisher’s rating: Verdad
“Hay 9 millones de personas en pobreza extrema”.
Publisher’s rating: Verdad
The review reports that Mexico’s latest available Coneval data, for 2022, counted 9.1 million people in extreme poverty, or 7.1% of the population. It also says the number rose from 8.7 million in 2018 to 9.1 million in 2022.
