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Mostly True, but misleading: “Many Member States are looking for innovative strategies to prevent irregular migration”

Mostly True, but misleading: “Many Member States a...

11 hours ago 17

False: “The sea level in Venice has been constant for over 1500 years”

False: “The sea level in Venice has been constant ...

1 day ago 14

Mostly false: “Nuclear energy is CO₂-neutral”

Mostly false: “Nuclear energy is CO₂-neutral”

2 days ago 17

Mostly False: “We need to work more and more efficiently again”

Mostly False: “We need to work more and more effic...

2 days ago 25

Comparing Germany and the United States’ Climate Policies

Comparing Germany and the United States’ Climate P...

2 weeks ago 106

Whether on private websites, social media or even in journalistic media, false figures are circulating everywhere

Whether on private websites, social media or even ...

3 weeks ago 21

Mostly false: “Only around 3% of all CO₂ emissions are man-made”

Mostly false: “Only around 3% of all CO₂ emissions...

3 weeks ago 18

Mostly true: “40 percent less CO₂ emissions for a vegan diet compared to eating meat and dairy products”

Mostly true: “40 percent less CO₂ emissions for a ...

3 weeks ago 42

Populism unpacked: Why Simple Messages Thrive in Complex Times

Populism unpacked: Why Simple Messages Thrive in C...

4 weeks ago 31

Mostly False: “CO2 drives plant growth, thereby supporting global nutrition”

Mostly False: “CO2 drives plant growth, thereby su...

4 weeks ago 24

Blog – Scroll, Click, Misinform: Inside an AI-Powered Multilingual Clickbait Network

Blog – Scroll, Click, Misinform: Inside an AI-Powe...

4 weeks ago 128

Blog: Health for Profit – Georgia’s Enduring Clickbait Ecosystem

Blog: Health for Profit – Georgia’s Enduring Click...

1 month ago 26

Mostly False: Battery production pollutes the environment more than a combustion engine

Mostly False: Battery production pollutes the envi...

1 month ago 140

Blog: Rhetoric that captures votes – how political language shapes our perception

Blog: Rhetoric that captures votes – how political...

1 month ago 26

Blog: Self-Test – Fact-Check on Climate Change: A Mission Impossible?

Blog: Self-Test – Fact-Check on Climate Change: A ...

1 month ago 24

Blog: Housing cost crisis in Europe: Why housing is becoming unaffordable for many

Blog: Housing cost crisis in Europe: Why housing i...

1 month ago 55

Mostly True: “Never before have rents been raised as much as during your term of office”

Mostly True: “Never before have rents been raised ...

1 month ago 26

Mostly false: Flemish newspaper Knack was on the USAID payroll

Mostly false: Flemish newspaper Knack was on the U...

2 months ago 21

Blog: Slow down and dig deeper

Blog: Slow down and dig deeper

2 months ago 26

Mostly false: Tesla Sales declined with an average of 63% in Europe

Mostly false: Tesla Sales declined with an average...

2 months ago 40

Blog: Fact-checking contradictory numbers – between confusion and (misleading) correction

Blog: Fact-checking contradictory numbers – betwee...

2 months ago 40

Mostly false: Russia spends $130 billion less annually on defence than European NATO states

Mostly false: Russia spends $130 billion less annu...

2 months ago 46

False: Romania barring Călin Georgescu from running in the presidential election is unprecedented and undemocratic

False: Romania barring Călin Georgescu from runnin...

2 months ago 170

Mostly true: “Germany will be climate-neutral by 2045”

Mostly true: “Germany will be climate-neutral by 2...

4 months ago 44

False: “Ms. Weidel does not represent far-right positions but rather conservative and economically liberal ones”

False: “Ms. Weidel does not represent far-right po...

4 months ago 40

Mostly True: “Germany distributes money all over the world, but has none left for hardworking farmers”

Mostly True: “Germany distributes money all over t...

5 months ago 44

Mostly True: “Germany distributes money all over the world, but has none left for hardworking farmers”

Mostly True: “Germany distributes money all over t...

5 months ago 47

Mostly true: “We are now attracting more investments in clean hydrogen than the US and China combined”

Mostly true: “We are now attracting more investmen...

5 months ago 61

Mostly false: “Most of the recipients of citizen’s benefit are able to work”

Mostly false: “Most of the recipients of citizen’s...

5 months ago 14

Mostly false: “Most of the recipients of citizen’s benefit are able to work”

Mostly false: “Most of the recipients of citizen’s...

5 months ago 14

Mostly False: “It’s still possible to reduce emissions so that we can meet the 1.5 degree target”

Mostly False: “It’s still possible to reduce emiss...

5 months ago 14

Mostly False: “It’s still possible to reduce emissions so that we can meet the 1.5 degree target”

Mostly False: “It’s still possible to reduce emiss...

5 months ago 14

Mostly true: “By 2035, there will be no job that is unrelated to AI”

Mostly true: “By 2035, there will be no job that i...

5 months ago 49

True: There would be “fewer jobs” due to Brexit

True: There would be “fewer jobs” due to Brexit

5 months ago 164

Mostly False: “The FIFA World Cup was definitely a catalyst for positive change in the country“

Mostly False: “The FIFA World Cup was definitely a...

5 months ago 39

True: “Europe faces security challenges and potential defense spending gaps in the coming years”

True: “Europe faces security challenges and potent...

5 months ago 46

Mostly false: “When it comes to alcohol, most people manage to stay within a harmless dose”

Mostly false: “When it comes to alcohol, most peop...

5 months ago 309

Mostly false: Germany faces the highest energy costs worldwide, which is making its economy noncompetitive

Mostly false: Germany faces the highest energy cos...

5 months ago 84

Mostly True: “Of the men who arrived in Germany in 2015/16, 86 percent are now working”

Mostly True: “Of the men who arrived in Germany in...

5 months ago 37

Mostly false: Permanent border controls are “a necessity” in order to “limit irregular migration to Germany”.

Mostly false: Permanent border controls are “a nec...

5 months ago 65

True: “Germany’s defense expenditures have increased from 34 to 90 billion euros in ten years”

True: “Germany’s defense expenditures have increas...

5 months ago 188

Mostly True: “Almost 80% of working women (in Germany) cannot provide for themselves and a child in the long term”

Mostly True: “Almost 80% of working women (in Germ...

5 months ago 50

True: “Number of asylum applications declined notably in February”

True: “Number of asylum applications declined nota...

1 year ago 57

Mostly false: “The euro was supposed to be as stable as the D-Mark, but it is as stable as the Turkish lira”

Mostly false: “The euro was supposed to be as stab...

1 year ago 55

True: “Construction is responsible for producing 35% of all waste in the EU.”

True: “Construction is responsible for producing 3...

1 year ago 45

Mostly False: “The party AfD stands for prosperity, for family, for people, and for peace”

Mostly False: “The party AfD stands for prosperity...

1 year ago 47

Mostly true: “180,000 tonnes of plastic pellets lost into the European environment yearly”

Mostly true: “180,000 tonnes of plastic pellets lo...

1 year ago 66

Mostly True: “A Dexit would mean a loss of prosperity of 400 to 500 billion euros per year”

Mostly True: “A Dexit would mean a loss of prosper...

1 year ago 69

FALSE: “Barcelona has become the city with the highest crime rate in Spain and is an example of the failure of multiculturalism”

FALSE: “Barcelona has become the city with the hig...

1 year ago 72

Uncheckable: “The AfD are the arsonists who are planning to deport our neighbors”

Uncheckable: “The AfD are the arsonists who are pl...

1 year ago 60