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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

Protestos de agricultores desabastecem supermercados

Publisher’s rating: CONTEXTUALIZANDO

The review says the posts use isolated images to suggest widespread shortages, but shortages of particular products were localized rather than general. It reports that road and distribution-center blockades delayed deliveries and caused some shortages of fresh goods, while farmers’ grievances also included imports, inflation, low earnings, and bureaucracy—not just environmental rules.

dpaEconomy & business

Koop voor maar 3 euro verloren ongeclaimde bagage van Amsterdam Airport.

Publisher’s rating: Deze post is een klassiek voorbeeld van phishing, online-oplichting. Er valt helemaal niets goedkoop op de kop te tikken.

The review found that the €3 luggage offer came from suspicious Facebook pages, not Schiphol’s official page. Clicking through led to an unrelated, apparently fake website; the review says the posts appeared designed to generate clicks and traffic.

dpaEconomy & business

Das ist ein echtes Gewinnspiel von Lindt.

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

The post is not a genuine Lindt giveaway: the review found that a photo had also appeared in a fake giveaway in December 2023 and actually showed Lindt employees in Canada. The Facebook page lacked contact details and an imprint, and had only 119 followers, unlike Lindt’s verified official page.

日本ファクトチェクセンターEconomy & business

新NISA、規制か 財務大臣「円安の元凶と見ている」

Publisher’s rating: 誤り

The review says the “NISA regulation” wording came from a 5channel thread title and was not in the cited X post. It also reports that Suzuki acknowledged hearing concerns about NISA-related capital outflow, but said exchange-rate movements have many causes and did not call NISA the cause of the yen’s weakness.