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FACTLYPolitics & government

Congress hoarding in Kerala reads If you want to eat cow’s meat then bring Congress into power

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The claim concerns a hoarding in Kerala said to read, “If you want to eat cow’s meat then bring Congress into power.” FACTLY’s review examines that specific wording and reports that the Malayalam text was translated into English. It gives the translation as a message asking whether people should be killed because of their food habits, followed by a rejection of “primitive rule” and a call to vote for Congress. (S1: “When the Malayalam text on the hoarding is translated into English, it reads”; “Killing in the name of food? In this nation? At this time? We don’t want primitive rule! Vote for Congress!”) That comparison is central to the review’s conclusion: the hoarding’s translated text does not mention cow meat or call for cows to be killed. Instead, FACTLY says, the post’s version shifts the message from killings of people in the name of food habits to a claim about support for killing cows. On that basis, the review concludes that the post’s translation is very different from the hoarding’s content. (S1: “The hoarding does not have anything specific to cow meat but asks about the killings in the name of food habits.”; “The post claims that Congress supports killing cows whereas the actual translation questions the killing of humans in the name of food habits.”) The excerpt describes the checking step as translating the Malayalam text, but does not identify who translated it or provide the hoarding image itself. The conclusion here is therefore limited to the review’s reported translation and comparison. (S1: “It has been mistranslated.”)

NewtralPolitics & government

El señor Sánchez pacta con Torra, pacta 21 medidas inaceptables

Publisher’s rating: Falso

The claim concerned Albert Rivera’s assertion during a televised election debate that Pedro Sánchez had agreed to 21 measures presented by Catalan president Quim Torra. The review distinguishes that accusation from what was publicly documented after the leaders’ meeting on December 20, 2018. It reports that Sánchez and Torra issued a brief joint statement, and that the statement contained none of the 21 points Rivera mentioned. The review also notes that the 21-point document became known later. (S1: “Albert Rivera ha acusado a Pedro Sánchez en el debate electoral celebrado en TVE de aceptar el documento con 21 medidas que le entregó Quim Torra, president de la Generalitat en su última reunión.”; “El día de la reunión, el 20 de diciembre de 2018, Sánchez y Torra salieron a defender un breve comunicado conjunto, que no recoge nada de los 21 puntos de los que habla Rivera. Este documento, además, fue conocido más adelante.”) The review further reports that the Spanish government repeatedly denied accepting the points. It cites Sánchez saying the document had no political validity and Deputy Prime Minister Carmen Calvo saying the points “never existed” and were not part of any negotiation. These statements are presented alongside the joint communiqué as evidence against the claim of an agreement; the excerpt does not describe an independent examination of negotiation records beyond the documents and public statements it identifies. (S1: “El Ejecutivo ha desmentido en varias ocasiones haber aceptado estos 21 puntos. Fue Sánchez el primero que afirmó que «políticamente no tiene ninguna validez». También la vicepresidenta Carmen Calvo aseguró en el programa de Cadena SER ‘Hoy por Hoy’ que «no existieron nunca» y que «no forman parte de ninguna negociación».”) The review describes the points as proposals from Torra’s side, grouped into three areas: a democratic response for Catalonia, democratic renewal in Spain, and “de-Francoisation” of Spain. That context distinguishes proposing a document from the claim that Sánchez accepted it. The excerpt says the document was reported by media and lists the joint communiqué, Sánchez’s remarks, Calvo’s radio appearance and the reported 21 points among its sources. (S1: “Las polémicas 21 medidas que Torra propuso al Ejecutivo se dividen en tres ámbitos, necesarios para lograr «un pacto de Estado», tal y como recoge el documento, difundido por los medios: dar una respuesta democrática para Cataluña; regeneración democrática en España; y «desfranquización» de España.”; “Fuentes: – Comunicado tras la reunión entre el presidente del Gobierno de España y el president de la Generalitat de Catalunya -Declaraciones de Sánchez recogidas por Europa Press -Intervención de Carmen Calvo en ‘Hoy por Hoy’ (Cadena SER) -Los 21 puntos que Torra pidió al Gobierno (El País)”)