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日本ファクトチェックセンターPolitics & government

安倍政権は歴代総理ワースト1位

Publisher’s rating: 誤り

The review checked 12 claims in a circulated image criticizing the Abe administration against official data. It found most claims incorrect; for example, the highest suicide count since 1995 occurred under the Koizumi administration, while nominal GDP rose 7.2% during the second through fourth Abe administrations when comparing the start and end of those periods.

המשרוקית של גלובסPolitics & government

פוסלים את שיקלי, אבל משאירים את מיכל שיר, איימן עודה ואחמד טיבי

Publisher’s rating: מטעה

The claim refers to remarks Benjamin Netanyahu made at a campaign event in Lod on September 29, 2022, after election committee chair Isaac Amit disqualified Amichai Shikli from running on the Likud list. Netanyahu contrasted Shikli’s disqualification with Michal Shir’s, Ayman Odeh’s and Ahmad Tibi’s continued eligibility, citing remarks he attributed to Odeh and Tibi. The review examined the different grounds and procedures involved, rather than treating the cases as equivalent. Shikli’s case concerned the rule for a lawmaker designated a “defector” who wants to run with an existing party: he had to resign from the Knesset “close to” his departure. The review reports that Shikli was declared a defector on April 25 but did not resign promptly. Meretz MK Gaby Lasky and the Meretz faction petitioned to disqualify him under Basic Law: The Knesset, and Amit ruled on that petition. By contrast, no one petitioned to disqualify Shir, Odeh or Tibi in the current election, so the election committee had no such case to decide. The review also checked whether Netanyahu might have meant earlier elections. It reports that past challenges to Arab parties or candidates were brought under a different provision, section 7A, and were decided by the full election committee; some disqualifications were later overturned by the Supreme Court. In the current election, there were no petitions against Odeh, Tibi or their Hadash-Ta’al list. The review’s conclusion is therefore that the comparison creates a misleading impression: Shikli’s individual petition was decided on a different legal basis, while the other named politicians had not been put before the committee for disqualification.