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FACTLYPolitics & government

Rahul Gandhi said, “I want Power. I don’t care about truth. The truth be damned. Let me get the chair”

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

The viral clip presents Rahul Gandhi as saying, “I want power. I don’t care about truth. The truth be damned. Let me get the chair,” as though he were describing his own desire for power. The review says the words do occur in his speech, but the surrounding sentence identifies their subject as Hindutva supporters and BJP leaders: Gandhi said they “want power at any cost,” contrasted that with Mahatma Gandhi’s stated preference for truth over power, and then used the disputed words to describe what “they (BJP) say.” The review traces the speech to a rally in Jaipur in December 2021. It reports that the viral version shows only the disputed passage, omitting the preceding words that establish whom Gandhi was talking about. That omission changes the apparent meaning: the phrase is spoken by Rahul Gandhi, but in the fuller passage it is attributed to BJP leaders, not presented as Gandhi’s own declaration.

dpaPolitics & government

Klaus Schwab et Bill Gates ont participé à la réunion du G20.

Publisher’s rating: La photo montre Klaus Schwab lors d’un évènement qui s’est déroulé du 10 au 13 novembre au Cambodge. L’économiste allemand s’est rendu à Bali quelques jours plus tard pour prononcer un discours à l’occasion du B20, un forum qui fait partie du G20. Mais cela ne veut pas dire pour autant que Klaus Schwab a participé au G20. Quant à Bill Gates, il se trouvait en Afrique cette semaine-là.

The claim conflates two separate events in November 2022: the ASEAN summit in Cambodia and the G20 meeting in Bali. The photograph circulated as evidence of Schwab at the G20 actually shows him at an ASEAN summit gala in Phnom Penh. The review says the summit ran from November 10 to 13, and reports that a YouTube video posted on November 13 shows Schwab arriving at the gala. The G20 meeting, by contrast, took place in Bali on November 15 and 16. [S1: “Cependant, le cliché ne montre pas Klaus Schwab au G20. L’image a été prise lors du dîner de gala du sommet de l'ASEAN, à Phnom Penh, au Cambodge. Cette organisation regroupe plusieurs pays d’Asie du Sud-Est afin de promouvoir la coopération économique et politique. Ce sommet s’est tenu du 10 au 13 novembre 2022.”] [S1: “Dans une vidéo publiée le 13 novembre sur YouTube, on aperçoit l’arrivée Klaus Schwab au gala (à 17:17).”] [S1: “La réunion du G20 s’est déroulée cette année les 15 et 16 novembre sur l’île de Bali, en Indonésie.”] Schwab did travel to Bali, but the review identifies his role there as a speaker at the B20, a business forum associated with the G20—not as a participant in the G20’s official meetings. It says the B20 took place on November 13 and 14, and that Schwab spoke on November 14, before the G20 began. The article also notes that taking part in informal events does not establish participation in official G20 meetings. [S1: “Le B20 a eu lieu à Bali les 13 et 14 novembre. En sa qualité de fondateur du WEF, Klaus Schwab y a prononcé un discours le 14 novembre - soit avant le lancement du G20.”] [S1: “Mais le fait qu’il participe à certains évènements informels ne signifie pas qu’il prenne part aux réunions officielles du G20, et il n’est en tout cas pas invité en tant que dirigeant.”] The review reports that Gates was in Kenya during the G20 dates, rather than at the Bali meeting. It cites his own November 16 post saying he was in Kenya that week, a local politician’s November 15 post about his visit to a hospital and tree planting, and photographs of Gates with Kenyan President William Ruto on November 16. [S1: “Les 15 et 16 novembre, le fondateur de Microsoft se trouvait au Kenya, une visite documentée par diverses sources.”] [S1: “Ce dernier a lui-même annoncé sur Twitter le 16 novembre être en voyage dans le pays « cette semaine » pour apprendre « comment la fondation (Bill et Melinda Gates, ndlr) peut mieux soutenir les progrès au Kenya et à travers le continent ».”] [S1: “Le 16 novembre, le milliardaire a rencontré le président du Kenya, William Ruto. Différentes photos des deux hommes ensemble ont été diffusées sur les réseaux de William Ruto.”]

dpa-factcheckingPolitics & government

Klaus Schwab und Bill Gates waren beim G20-Gipfel. Das Foto zeigt Klaus Schwab auf Bali.

Publisher’s rating: Klaus Schwab hielt eine Rede beim sogenannten B20, einem Wirtschaftstreffen, das Teil der G20 ist. Das Foto ist jedoch nicht auf Bali entstanden. Bill Gates war gar nicht auf dem Gipfel, sondern währenddessen in Kenia.

The post asked why Bill Gates and Klaus Schwab were at the G20 meeting in Bali and presented a photo as showing Schwab there. The investigation distinguishes the G20 leaders’ summit from the related B20 business forum: the G20 summit took place on 15 and 16 November 2022, while the B20 was held on Bali on 13 and 14 November. Schwab, as head of the World Economic Forum, spoke at the B20 on 14 November—not at the official G20 discussions described in the review. (S1: “Die diesjährige B20 fand am 13. und 14. November (zwei Tage vor dem G20-Treffen) auf Bali statt.”; “Als Vorsitzender des Weltwirtschaftsforums hielt Klaus Schwab am 14. November eine Rede beim B20-Treffen.”) The photo does not establish that Schwab was on Bali. The review traces it to a gala dinner in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, during the ASEAN summit, held from 10 to 13 November—before the G20 summit. It says a video of the gala’s welcome ceremony shows Schwab being greeted there. (S1: “Es stammt von einem Galadinner in Kambodschas Hauptstadt Phnom Penh während des Asean-Gipfels vom 10. bis 13. November - also vor dem G20-Gipfel.”; “Ein Video zeigt die Empfangszeremonie der diesjährigen Gala in Phnom Penh. Dort wurde auch WEF-Chef Klaus Schwab begrüßt.”) The review reports that Gates did not attend the G20 summit: on 15 November he visited a hospital and planted a tree in Kenya, and on 16 November he met Kenyan President William Ruto. It says his visit was documented by multiple sources and reported by Kenyan media. Thus the post combines Schwab’s participation in the separate B20 forum with a photo from Cambodia, while placing Gates at a summit he did not attend. (S1: “Bill Gates hat nicht am G20-Gipfel teilgenommen. An den Tagen des Gipfels, dem 15. und 16. November, war er in Kenia.”; “Über den Besuch von Gates haben kenianische Medien berichtet.”)

Folha de S.PauloPolitics & government

Vídeo de três minutos no qual um homem alega que Gleisi Hoffmann, presidente nacional do Partido dos Trabalhadores, teria feito uma série de afirmações sobre a aposentadoria de integrantes das Forças Armadas e policiais militares. Segundo o autor, a parlamentar teria dito que a previdência desse grupo será incorporada ao Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social (INSS), que haverá revisão da idade mínima para aposentadoria e a revogação da pensão por morte do cônjuge, e que militares e forças auxiliares não devem ter benefícios maiores do que o restante da sociedade.

Publisher’s rating: Falso

فکت‌نامهPolitics & government

ماجرای نامه ۲۲۷ نماینده برای اعدام معترضان و تکذیب آن چیست؟

Publisher’s rating: تاکنون در جمهوری اسلامی صحبتی از اعدام همه بازداشت‌شدگان نشده، اما آنچه مسلم است افراد بازداشت شده، که به گفته منابع حقوق بشری جمعیت آنها نزدیک ۱۵ هزار نفر است، بالقوه در معرض خطر اعدام قرار دارند.

dpaPolitics & government

Deze foto toont dat Klaus Schwab deelnam aan de G20 top.

Publisher’s rating: De foto toont Klaus Schwab voor het galadiner van de AESAN-top in Cambodja, wat plaatsvond van 11 tot en met 13 november. Schwab was enkele dagen later wel op Bali. Hij gaf een toespraak op de B20, een zakelijke bijeenkomst die onderdeel is van de G20. Dit betekent alleen niet dat hij aan de G20 deelnam.

FACTLYPolitics & government

While Manmohan Singh was seen hiding his face at G20 summit gathering in 2011, PM Modi interacted face to face with world leaders at the recent summit

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

The post compared two images to suggest a contrast: Manmohan Singh was supposedly hiding his face at the 2011 G20 summit, while Narendra Modi spoke face-to-face with leaders at a more recent summit. FACTLY says the comparison is misleading because Singh’s lowered head in the selected image captured a brief moment during the leaders’ group-photo session, rather than showing him consistently avoiding or bowing before other leaders. The review identifies the session as the G20 summit in Cannes, France, on 3 November 2011. To check the first image, FACTLY reports using reverse image search, which led to the original image on Reuters. It also says that other pictures and video from the same photo session show Singh standing in a normal posture. The review explains that the image was taken while he looked down at the floor, and notes that visuals of other leaders looking down during the session were also available. This evidence supports the conclusion that the still image isolates a moment, not that Singh was hiding his face throughout the gathering. The comparison also leaves out evidence of Singh interacting with leaders face-to-face. FACTLY points to images of him with then-Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, then-German President Christian Wulff, Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama. The second image, meanwhile, shows Modi interacting with US President Joe Biden and Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the 2022 G20 summit in Indonesia. The review therefore disputes the implied contrast: the selected images show particular moments, while other cited visuals document Singh standing normally and interacting with counterparts.

Folha de S.PauloPolitics & government

Publicação do deputado federal eleito Cabo Gilberto Silva (PL-PB) afirma que a “imprensa internacional aponta censura e começo de ditadura no Brasil por parte do STF e TSE”. Outra postagem publicada pelo político na sequência diz que Alexandre de Moraes, ministro do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) e presidente do Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE), teria afirmado que prenderia pessoas que reclamassem do sistema eleitoral.

Publisher’s rating: Enganoso