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Neue Osnabrücker ZeitungPolitics & government

Die Osnabrücker Grünen wollen das Einfamilienhaus verbieten.

Publisher’s rating: Die Behauptung überspitzt die Position der Grünen. Das Verbot neuer Einfamilienhäuser wird im Kommunalwahlprogramm der Osnabrücker Grünen nicht mit einer Silbe erwähnt. Richtig ist, dass die Grünen im Kommunalwahlprogramm schreiben: "Für uns gilt der Grundsatz, möglichst viele freie Flächen für das Stadtklima zu sichern. Daraus folgt, dass eine mögliche Bebauung im flächeneffizienten Geschosswohnungsbau erfolgen und damit auch dem dringlichsten Bedarf an Wohnraum entsprechen muss. Nur so erhalten wir die Kaltluftschneisen, die für das Stadtklima über den Nahbereich hinaus von zentraler Bedeutung für die Innenstadt sind. Damit die „Grünen Finger“ erhalten bleiben, brauchen wir ein Planungsmoratorium, bis klar ist, wie wir die Grünen Finger dauerhaft sichern." Fest steht aber auch, dass die Grünen ganz klar andere Wohnkonzepte als das freistehende Einfamilienhaus bevorzugen.

Fact CrescendoPolitics & government

Claim: Thirumavalavan never thanked minister Sivasankar for not implementing vanniyar reservation

Publisher’s rating: False

The review investigated social-media posts claiming that VCK leader Thol. Thirumavalavan and MP Ravikumar met Tamil Nadu minister S.S. Sivasankar to thank him for not implementing the 10.5% Vanniyar internal reservation. It says a Facebook page shared the claim on July 5, 2021, alongside photographs of the meeting. The fact-check tracked those photographs to posts by Thirumavalavan and Ravikumar, rather than relying on the claim’s caption alone. [S1] Thirumavalavan’s post described a different purpose: Ravikumar had submitted a request to identify Tamil Nadu caste names, including Ayira Vaisyar and Servai, missing from the Indian OBC list, and to add omitted names to that list. The review also says Ravikumar’s Facebook post discussed the request made to the minister. These accounts identify the meeting’s subject as OBC-list omissions, not gratitude over the Vanniyar reservation. [S1] As a further check, the publisher says it contacted VCK deputy general secretary Gautham Sanna. He characterized the viral claim as false and said the request concerned adding omitted caste names. The review’s conclusion rests on the meeting posts’ stated subject and that party representative’s response; the supplied excerpt does not describe a separate recording or written meeting transcript. [S1]

Fact CrescendoPolitics & government

Claim: misinformation shared as Abdul Kalam not treated well like Ram Nath Kovind

Publisher’s rating: Missing Context

Fact Crescendo examined social-media posts that compared images of Abdul Kalam and Ram Nath Kovind travelling by train. One post captioned the comparison “The Difference is Clear”; another suggested that anyone could become India’s president but not Abdul Kalam. The implication was that Kalam had travelled without special arrangements while Kovind received a special train. The review investigated when the photographs were taken, rather than treating the images as evidence of equivalent presidential journeys. “அப்துல் கலாம் மற்றும் ராம்நாத் கோவிந்த் ஆகியோர் மேற்கொண்ட ரயில் பயண படங்களை இணைத்து பதிவிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. அதில், ‘The Difference is Clear’ என்று குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.” The review says it used reverse-image search on the photograph of Kalam travelling on an ordinary train. It found an Indian Express report identifying that journey as a 2010 trip from Bhubaneswar to Rourkela, after Kalam had left the presidency. The review also reports that, while president, Kalam had travelled on special trains: it cites accounts of journeys in Bihar in 2003 and from Delhi to Chandigarh in 2004. Thus, the ordinary-train photograph did not show how Kalam travelled as president, and the review says special-train arrangements had also been made for him in that role. “ஜனாதிபதி பதவியில் இருந்து ஓய்வு பெற்ற பிறகு 2010ம் ஆண்டு புவனேஷ்வரில் இருந்து ரூர்கேலாவுக்கு அவர் பயணம் மேற்கொண்டார் என்று குறிப்பிடப்பட்டு இருந்தது.” The review concludes that comparing Kalam’s post-presidency journey with Kovind’s journey as president omitted context that changed the apparent meaning of the images. It does not establish that the two journeys were otherwise identical; its stated finding is that the selected photographs misleadingly suggested a difference in treatment because they represented journeys made in different circumstances. “இதன் அடிப்படையில் குடியரசுத் தலைவர்களுக்கான பயணத்தில் எந்த வித்தியாசமும் இல்லை என்பது உறுதியாகிறது.”

Fact CrescendoPolitics & government

រូប​ថត​មួយ​សន្លឹក​បង្ហាញ​​​រូប​ថត​របស់​អតីត​អនុ​ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ អ្នក​ស្រី​ មូរ​ សុខ​ហួរ​ កំពុង​តែ​កាន់​ស្លាកសរសេរ​ជា​ភាសាខ្មែរ​ចោទ​ទៅ​លើ​លោក​ សម​ រង្ស៊ី​​​ ថា​ កំពុង​តែ​បង្វែរ​ដាន​នោះ​ ត្រូវ​បាន​អ្នក​ប្រើ​ប្រាស់​យក​មក​ចែក​ចាយ​ និង​បង្ហោះ​នៅ​លើ​បណ្តាញ​សង្គម​ហ្វេស​ប៊ុក​កម្ពុជា​។

Publisher’s rating: Altered

The claim concerns an image circulated on Facebook in Cambodia showing former opposition leader Mu Sochua holding a banner that appears to accuse Sam Rainsy of attacking the monarch to distract people. The review describes a Facebook post made on July 7, 2021, and says the image was shared by Khmer-speaking users with mixed reactions. Its account of the banner’s wording says it portrayed Sam Rainsy’s attacks on the King as a diversion. To check the image, Fact Crescendo Cambodia reports that it ran a Google reverse-image search. That search led to the same photograph posted on Mu Sochua’s official Facebook page on July 6, 2021. The review says that in this original, she was not holding a banner about Sam Rainsy; she was calling for the release of detained environmental activists. Its English translation of her accompanying message reads, “I love the environment. Free environmental activists #FreeEnvironmentalActivists”. The review therefore identifies the circulated image as an edited version of the photograph, rather than an authentic image of Mu Sochua displaying the banner described in the claim. The source does not give details about who made the edit or how it was produced.

Fact CrescendoPolitics & government

യൂത്ത് കോൺഗ്രസ് സംസ്ഥാന ജനറൽ സെക്രട്ടറിയും എം എൻ എസ് യു ഐ മുൻ ദേശീയ സെക്രട്ടറിയുമായ രാഹുൽ മാങ്കൂട്ടത്തിലിന്‍റെ ഫെസ്ബൂക്ക് പോസ്റ്റില്‍ നെഹ്‌റുയിനെയും, രാജീവും സോണിയ ഗാന്ധിയെയും പരിഹസിച്ചു.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE