True: “The new rules for obtaining a Schengen visa have come into force”
On February 2, 2020, new rules for obtaining a Schengen visa came into force. This was reported by the Russian online edition of RT on February 2, 2020. The claim is true.
Mostly False: “Romania has tripled its COVID-19 testing capacity’’
“We have tripled the testing capacity of potential coronavirus patients! If a few days ago we could make 600 tests per day on average, today we can test approximately 1700 patients.” This claim by Romania’s vice prime minister Raluca Turan turns out to be mostly false.
False: “A decree of March 28, 2020 authorizes euthanasia”, in France
In a tweet dated April 2, Gilbert Collard published a post about the rumour of a French decree, that would authorize euthanasia during the coronavirus period. And to back up his words, he quoted an interview with surgeon Joseph Hardy on Radio Shalom the same day. The doctor was worried about a new drug, Rivotril.
False: “Not a single cent of state funds to help the self-employed cover their cost of living has arrived”
Dominik Nepp, non-acting Vice Mayor of Vienna and head of the city’s far-right Freedom Party, stated in a speech that “not a single cent” of public funds meant to support Austrian small businesses during the Covid-19-outbreak had reached them as of May 1st. This statement is false. Labour Day, May 1st, in Vienna. Austrian politicians…
False: “Corona masks are recommended everywhere else but in Finland”
A retired Finnish politician, Reijo Tossavainen of The Finns Party, claimed in a tweet on the 19th of April that “Corona masks are recommended everywhere else but in Finland”. This claim turns out to be false.
Uncheckable: Female CEOs face greater penalties than male CEOs for ethical transgressions
The international newspaper “Newsweek” published on 25 of October 2019 a topic titled “Female CEOs face ‘greater penalties’ than male CEOs for ethical transgressions”. The claim turns out to be uncheckable. In the article reporter Rosie McCall tries to prove the statement using the survey “How Leader Gender Influences External Audience Response to Organizational Failures“.…
Mostly false: “The previous ESM doesn’t exist anymore. It has become a fund without conditionalities”
The President of European Parliament David Sassoli claims on Twitter that the old European Stability Mechanism (ESM) doesn’t exist anymore and it has become a fund that all member countries can take advantage of without conditionalities, to cope with medical emergency caused by Covid-19 pandemic. The claim seems to be his remark following the Eurogroup…
True: Australian cars emit 45% more CO2 than European cars
On the 13th of January, Kathleen Van Brempt stated in the Belgian broadsheet De Standaard that Australian cars emit on average 45% more CO2 than their European counterparts. Van Brempt is a Member of European parliament for the Flemish socialist party sp.a. Her claim is true. In the European Parliament, Kathleen Van Brempt is responsible…
False: “British TV presenter claims that media didn’t know 5G doesn’t cause covid-19”
The British morning television presenter Eamonn Holmes recently said on air that the media in the United Kingdom did not know for sure that 5G does not cause covid-19.
True: “Long-term loneliness is as damaging to your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day”
In the prominent Dutch early-evening talk show De Wereld Draait Door (The World Keeps on Turning/DWDD) on Friday 20 March Rutger Bregman, historian and author, stated that long-term loneliness is as damaging to your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.