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Mostly false: Salvini: “Repatriates (of migrants into Italy): + 28% since I’m in the government”

Fact-check, Mostly falseBy Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, NL January 18, 2019 Leave a comment

In a tweet, Deputy Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Salvini claimed on December 16, 2018: “Repatriates (of migrants into Italy): + 28% since I’m in the government. I am sorry that the opposition and some misinformed journalist even falsify the numbers and the reality.” His claim turns out to be mostly false.

False: “Almost 50.000 elephants are being poached a year”

Fact-check, FalseBy Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, NL January 16, 2019 Leave a comment

When the Netherlands announced a national ban on ivory trade on December 17th 2018, Dutch D66 European Parliament member Gerben Jan Gerbrandy shared an article from the D66’s website. In this article, Gerbrandy is quoted saying: Almost 50.000 elephants are being poached a year.” But reliable data shows this number is way too high.