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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

「会社負担分」の厚生年金は個人も会社ももらえない

Publisher’s rating: 誤り

The review explains that employees’ and employers’ contributions are combined and paid as pensions to older people who meet the eligibility requirements. It also notes that the cited pension statement excludes the employer-paid portion from its contribution total; the review says this does not mean that portion is lost.

FACTLYEconomy & business

Details related to financial status of Modi’s family members

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The review examines viral claims that Narendra Modi’s relatives gained wealth or held prominent business and government roles. It reports that available reporting describes them in modest circumstances and finds no support for the specific allegations, including claims about real estate, showrooms, and a recruitment board.

FACTLYEconomy & business

People can earn lakhs of rupees by selling old coins and currency notes.

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

The review says that some old or rare coins and notes may have collector value, but claims of earning lakhs through online listings are not reliable guarantees. It notes that online marketplaces act as intermediaries, warns of fraud, and says IndiaMart refuted claims that sellers could earn lakhs on its marketplace.

dpaEconomy & business

Eine Liste der Cornell Law School und eine D-U-N-S-Nummer beweisen, dass Luxemburg eine Aktiengesellschaft ist.

Publisher’s rating: Die Behauptung, Luxemburg sei kein Staat, sondern eine Firma, ist falsch. Die angeblichen Beweise zeigen etwas ganz anderes.

The Cornell Law School list names forms of foreign corporations for U.S. tax purposes; it does not mean Luxembourg itself is a corporation. D-U-N-S numbers can also be assigned to government institutions, and the review notes that Luxembourg has been a sovereign and independent state since April 1839.

dpaEconomy & business

Das ist ein echtes Gewinnspiel für Fahrräder.

Publisher’s rating: Das angebliche Gewinnspiel ist nicht seriös. Mehrere Hinweise zeigen, dass es sich um ein Fake-Profil handelt.

The review says the bicycle giveaway is not trustworthy and identifies the profile as fake. It notes that the profile has no imprint or verification badge, and that its photos were taken from other sources. A link from the giveaway page leads instead to a contest for thermal-bath tickets.

dpaEconomy & business

Deutschland verschuldet sich beim IWF, um weiterhin Geld an die EU zahlen zu können.

Publisher’s rating: Deutschland, die grösste Volkwirtschaft der EU, bezahlt wie die anderen EU-Mitgliedsstaaten Beiträge an die Europäische Union. Doch eine rein buchhalterische Betrachtung verzerrt das Bild, inwiefern Deutschland von der EU profitiert. Trotz der EU-Beitragszahlungen hat Deutschland keine Zahlungsbilanzdefizite, derentwegen der Internationale Währungsfonds einspringen müsste.

The review says Germany pays contributions to the EU but has no balance-of-payments deficits that would require IMF assistance. It also notes that a purely accounting-based comparison of Germany’s EU contributions and benefits gives an incomplete picture.