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Folha de S.PauloPolitics & government

Vídeo apresenta chamada de reportagem sobre corte de recursos da Operação Carro-Pipa, do governo federal. O post atribui a medida ao governo Lula ao sobrepor a frase “Faz o L” sobre o vídeo. Esse foi o mote de campanha do presidente Lula, mas é usado de forma irônica por críticos de seu governo.

Publisher’s rating: Enganoso

The claim concerns a video that overlays “Faz o L” on a segment about cuts to federal funding for the Operação Carro-Pipa, suggesting that Lula’s government was responsible. The review identifies the segment as a report aired by SBT Brasil on November 28, 2022—before Lula took office—and says the suspension it covered occurred during Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency. Thus, the video reuses old footage in a way that changes the apparent time and responsibility for the funding problem. The reported suspension began on November 16, 2022, because of a lack of funds. At that time, the interruption affected 2 million people across more than 600 municipalities in the Northeast. The review says the Army confirmed the suspension and that restoring the service, when the report aired, depended on additional budget funding for the regional development ministry. The review also reports that the ministry said the operation was functioning normally in 2023, according to municipalities’ requests through the S2ID disaster-information system. It did not answer questions about what happened to the water-truck services at the end of 2022 or when they resumed. The evidence therefore supports the review’s conclusion that the video misleads by presenting a 2022 report as evidence of a cut under Lula; it does not establish the unanswered details about the service’s restoration.

APA - Austria Presse AgenturPolitics & government

In einer Ansprache behauptet US-Präsident Joe Biden, in Israel geboren worden zu sein.

Publisher’s rating: Biden wurde im US-Bundesstaat Pennsylvania geboren. Eine Aussage in einer seiner Reden wurde falsch übersetzt oder missverstanden.

The claim concerns a clip of US President Joe Biden speaking in Israel. The review identifies the speech as remarks supporting Israel during Biden’s visit to Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023. It says users sharing the clip interpreted him as saying he had been born in Israel, and locates the confusing passage at about 5:20 in the speech. [The review describes the clip and its setting](https://apa.at/faktencheck/virales-biden-video-wurde-falsch-uebersetzt/). To check the interpretation, the review says it examined the full video and the transcript on the White House website. In the relevant passage, Biden says that the State of Israel “was born to be a safe place” for Jewish people and then says, “That’s why it was born.” The review explains that some viewers misheard the middle of the passage as “That’s where I was born”; it also notes that YouTube’s automatic transcription rendered “it was born” incorrectly as “I was born.” [The review quotes the passage and describes the transcription issue](https://apa.at/faktencheck/virales-biden-video-wurde-falsch-uebersetzt/). The review’s interpretation is that “born” refers to the creation of the State of Israel, not Biden’s birthplace. It further reports that Biden was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, citing a White House biography. Thus, the clip’s wording and the stated birthplace do not support the claim that he said he was born in Israel. [The review gives its translation of the passage and identifies Scranton as Biden’s birthplace](https://apa.at/faktencheck/virales-biden-video-wurde-falsch-uebersetzt/).

Belarusian Investigative CenterPolitics & government

Немецкий посол никогда не посещал Хатынь 9 мая

Publisher’s rating: Это фейк. Временный поверенный в делах Германии Михаэль Новак руководит посольством в Минске с 4 июля 2023 года. Его предшественник Манфред Хутерер ежегодно 9 мая торжественно возлагал венки, посещал мемориалы «Яма» и «Хатынь», а также комплекс «Красный берег» и «Тростенец».

YouturnPolitics & government

இந்த மாதிரி பொறுக்கிகள் ஆட்சியில் இருந்தால் நாடு எப்படி உருப்படும். மூத்த காங்கிரஸ் தலைவர் ஒருவர் அவருடைய கட்சியின் பெண் உறுப்பினரை மரியாதையாக வரவேற்ற விதம்..

Publisher’s rating: misleading