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De Simpsons voorspelden de apenpokken.

Publisher’s rating: De Simpsons voorspelden mpox niet. De beelden zoals te zien op sociale media hebben niets met elkaar te maken én ook niet met mpox.

المشاهد نتWar & conflict

إسقاط مسيرة أمريكية طراز ام كيو-9 ريبر على أيدي قوات جماعة الحوثي، مأرب اليمن، 23 أغسطس 2024

Publisher’s rating: مضلل

The review says the claim was misleading: the Houthis did not announce a U.S. drone downing in Marib between August 22 and 26, 2024. It identifies the circulated video as old, showing a claimed drone downing in Marib on May 29, 2024, and says the accompanying image also came from that earlier incident.

FACTLYCrime & justice

Police across India have launched a ‘free ride’ scheme to ensure the safety of women traveling between 10 PM and 6 AM. The helpline numbers for this service are 1091 and 7837018555.

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

The review finds that 7837018555 is associated with a free-ride service for women traveling alone within Ludhiana city limits between 10 PM and 6 AM, not a nationwide scheme. It describes 1091 as a pan-India women’s helpline that forwards calls to the relevant state’s police, and says there is no countrywide free-ride scheme.

dpaEducation

Die ist ein Angebot des österreichischen Bildungsministeriums für einen kostenlosen Psychologiekurs.

Publisher’s rating: Die genannten Institutionen bieten keine kostenlosen Psychologiekurse an. Die Links in den Werbeanzeigen führen lediglich zu Linklisten zum Thema psychologische Ausbildung.

The review found that the named institutions, including Austria’s Federal Ministry of Education, said they did not offer the advertised free psychology courses. The ads’ links led instead to lists of links about psychology training, and the review notes that the advertised routes to becoming a psychologist or psychotherapist require years of study and have eligibility requirements.

dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur

Die Europäische Kommission plant eine zentrale Datenbank über Vermögen von EU-Bürgern.

Publisher’s rating: Die EU-Kommission verfolgt eigenen Angaben zufolge keine Pläne, eine zentrale Datenbank für Vermögenswerte von EU-Bürgern zu schaffen. In Brüsseler Kreisen wird das auch informell bestätigt.

The review says the Commission commissioned a 2024 feasibility study on a possible EU assets register after a request from the European Parliament, but says it had no plans to create a central database. A Commission spokesperson said the study would not lead to Commission activities, and a proposal would still need approval from a majority of EU member states and the European Parliament.

日本ファクトチェックセンターPolitics & government

小泉進次郎氏の祖父は朝鮮人

Publisher’s rating: 誤り

The review says Shinjiro Koizumi’s grandfather was Junya Koizumi, who was not Korean; it notes that eligibility for Japan’s national legislature requires Japanese citizenship and that no record of Junya Koizumi’s naturalization was found. The tattooed man in the attached photograph was a different person, not Junya Koizumi. [S1]

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