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dpaPolitics & government

Ierland heeft de Israëlische ambassadeur uitgewezen.

Publisher’s rating: De Israëlische ambassadeur in Ierland is nog gewoon op post. De oproep tot uitwijzing kwam van de oppositieleider in Ierland en is dus helemaal geen officieel beleid.

The claim that Ireland had expelled, or was about to expel, Israel’s ambassador conflated a political call with an action by the Irish government. The review identifies Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald as the politician who called for the ambassador to be sent home. It notes that Sinn Féin was the largest opposition party, not part of the government, so her position did not establish Irish policy. [S1] The review describes checking the provenance and context of the claim’s accompanying image and article. It says the image showed McDonald speaking at a Sinn Féin party event on 11 November. Although the call to expel the ambassador was absent from the transcript of her prepared speech, the review reports that she deviated from it and that multiple news outlets picked up the remarks. The review also says the now-unavailable DeWereldMorgen article had existed, based on a cached version and another website’s record, but reports that its claim was unfounded. [S1] The parliamentary record described in the review points away from an official expulsion decision: a Social Democrats motion to expel the Israeli ambassador was rejected, as was a separate Sinn Féin motion calling for Israel to be taken to the International Criminal Court. The review further reports that Ireland’s prime minister said there were no plans to expel the ambassador and that Dana Erlich remained in post. These details distinguish the opposition’s demands from government action. [S1]

dpaPolitics & government

Volodymyr Zelensky a acheté deux yachts pour 75 millions de dollars.

Publisher’s rating: Il n'existe aucune preuve d'un tel achat effectué par le président ukrainien. Plusieurs éléments démontrent le contraire. Les contrats sensés prouver la vente des deux yachts ne sont pas fiables. Et les bateaux sont toujours en vente.

The claim was that Volodymyr Zelensky had bought two luxury yachts, Lucky Me and My Legacy, for a combined $75 million, allegedly using a false identity. The review examined social-media posts making that allegation and the supposed purchase contracts circulated as evidence. Its findings do not substantiate a purchase: the review reports that both boats were still being offered for sale at the time of its investigation. To check the yachts’ status, the Deutsche Presse-Agentur consulted SuperYacht Times and contacted the brokers responsible for the vessels. The review says SuperYacht Times listed both yachts as still for sale; BehneMar confirmed Lucky Me remained available, while a Burgess spokesperson said My Legacy had not been sold. These checks directly address whether the two yachts had been sold as alleged. The review also assessed the circulated contracts rather than treating them as proof of ownership. It notes that the buyer’s signature on the first two pages did not match the signature on the final page, and that the contract format was a downloadable Mediterranean Yacht Brokers Association document. The investigation therefore describes reasons to doubt the documents’ reliability, alongside the brokers’ statements that the yachts had not been sold.

LupaPolitics & government

Só existe hoje no Brasil um único Poder Constitucional de Estado, o poder que vocês exercem, o Poder Legislativo, o único poder legalmente constituído e legitimado pelo voto popular. Os demais poderes estão vagos” “Não há amparo constitucional para reconhecer a legalidade da atual formação do Executivo e do Judiciário” "Judiciário também não existe legalmente” “O atual judiciário não é um poder constitucional regular”

Publisher’s rating: Falso