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VRTNWSEconomy & business

Albert Heijn overweegt om de verkoop van vleesvervangers stop te zetten.

Publisher’s rating: Onwaar

The claim concerned a post circulating on X that said Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn was considering ending sales of meat substitutes. The post linked that alleged decision to research showing that sales of these products were falling. VRT NWS reports that the post was widely viewed in Flanders and the Netherlands, alongside an image about declining sales of meat substitutes generally. The investigation distinguishes that market trend from Albert Heijn’s plans. It describes the Rabobank analysis, cited by Dutch public broadcaster NOS, as finding that sales had levelled off and recently declined: the study reported falls over the previous 18 months of 9% in the United States and 2.5% in the Netherlands. But those figures concern market sales, not an announced decision by Albert Heijn to discontinue the products. To check the claim about the retailer, VRT NWS reports a response from Ann Maes, spokesperson for Albert Heijn Belgium. She said the chain’s meat-substitute sales had risen 15% over the previous two quarters and that the supermarket was continuing to invest in these products. The report concludes that the claim of a planned stop was fabricated: the cited evidence about a broader sales slowdown did not establish that Albert Heijn was considering ending its sales.

BR24 #FaktenfuchsEconomy & business

1) Bürgergeld sei höher als Arbeitseinkommen. 2) Unter den Bürgergeld-Beziehern seien 62 Prozent Ausländer. 3) Das Bürgergeld würde Migration anziehen.

Publisher’s rating: 1) Falsch. Eine Person, die arbeitet und die ihm zustehenden Staatsleistungen in Anspruch nimmt, mehr Geld zur freien Verfügung als ein Bürgergeldempfänger, der nicht arbeitet. 2) Falsch. 62 Prozent der Personen in Bürgergeld-Haushalten haben einen Migrationshintergrund, darunter fallen aber auch deutsche Bürger. 3) Nicht belegt. Experten sagen, Sozialleistungen ziehen keine Migration an.