109 economy & business stories in the last 48 hours and 14 related published fact-checks.
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DUBAWARating: see the fact-checkEvery day, buses and other vehicles move Nigerians across the Nigeria-Ghana corridor in a flow largely associated with legitimate trade, work, and family ties. But buried within this movement is a darker traffic: people recruited,…
Published 23 Oct 2026, 09:39 UTC
SnopesSnopes rating: “Mostly True”Claim reviewed: Meta is updating the terms and conditions of its privacy policy to allow it to scrape data to train artificial intelligence models.
Published 22 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC
Fact Crescendo (EN)Fact Crescendo (EN) rating: “False”Claim reviewed: Protesters take over the French stock exchange during the protest.
Published 22 Oct 2026, 07:26 UTC
SnopesSnopes rating: “Correct Attribution”Claim reviewed: U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance once said, “You don't turn the Titanic around overnight. It takes time to fix what was broken,” describing the state of the U.S. economy.
Published 21 Oct 2026, 20:07 UTC
FactCheck.orgRating: see the fact-checkIn the Maine Senate race, ads from pro-Republican groups give Democratic candidate Troy Jackson the nickname “Taxin’ Jackson,” but they make misleading claims about his proposal for Social Security taxes and his votes on some other issues.…
Published 20 Oct 2026, 19:29 UTC
PolitiFactPolitiFact rating: “Half-True”Florida U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon “backed a $4 trillion tax hike on everyone in this diner,” including a server and older adults.
Published 20 Oct 2026, 18:53 UTC
PolitiFactPolitiFact rating: “False”“The biggest reason why gas prices are so high is because when Joe Biden was president, we had about 20% of American refining capacity that went offline.”
Published 19 Oct 2026, 19:10 UTC
SnopesSnopes rating: “True”Claim reviewed: Some grocery stores in the U.S. are selling 3D-printed salmon meat manufactured by an Israeli company.
Published 19 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC
SnopesSnopes rating: “True”Claim reviewed: Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla posted videos on Oct. 15 authentically showing the company's new "flying" car performing mid-air stunts.
Published 16 Oct 2026, 20:28 UTC
Alt NewsAlt News rating: “False”Claim reviewed: Abhijeet Dipke signed a bond agreeing not to participate in any protests for one year — attributed by the checker to Radhika Khera
Published 15 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC
PolitiFactPolitiFact rating: “True”“I don’t own a single individual stock.”
Published 14 Oct 2026, 17:21 UTC
FactCheck.orgRating: see the fact-checkIn congressional races around the country, Democrats find themselves under attack in political ads for allegedly opposing the popular tax cuts for tips, overtime and older Americans that were part of Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill…
Published 08 Oct 2026, 17:29 UTC
Science FeedbackRating: see the fact-checkMoreover, fossil fuels are often to blame when energy prices rise, contrary to some claims that climate change is a 'scam'.
Published 18 May 2026, 16:44 UTC
Truth or FictionTruth or Fiction rating: “Not a Fact”Claim reviewed: Untitled Snippet contains facts
Published 02 Dec 2024, 22:45 UTC