Este adevărat că băncile pot limita folosirea cardurilor bancare și operațiunile de cheltuieli ale clienților, dacă achizițiile efectuate cu cardul depășesc o anumită limită a amprentei de carbon? Nu, nu este adevărat: calculatorul amprentei de carbon este un instrument pe care multe bănci l-au introdus în ultimii ani pentru a încuraja oamenii să fie mai atenți la comportamentele de consum…

Was a storm that caused heavy winds in Romania in November 2023 set up intentionally by the United States, specifically targeting the southeast of Europe because of the high degree of vaccination skepticism in that area? No, that's not true: The storm, named Frederico by the French weather service, hit first France and Switzerland before moving towards the Black Sea…

A încercat Parlamentul European să anuleze suveranitatea constituțională a statelor membre, ducând astfel la pierderea suveranității României și a altor țări? Nu, nu e adevărat: votul, care a avut loc pe 21 noiembrie 2023, a urmărit formalizarea principiului supremației dreptului UE - principiu care a fost pus în aplicare de ani de zile. Scopul este ca legislația UE să primeze…

Does the European Union plan to ban barbecues and label meat products with cigarette-like warnings to reduce meat consumption by 80 percent? No, that's not true: The EU has taken no measures to ban barbecues or use warning labels on meat products to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The claim appeared in a video on TikTok on November 17, 2023 (archived…

Is a recent legal order banning Romanian peasants from selling their pigs as of 2023, thus ruining Christmas? No, that's not true: The act regulates biosecurity conditions for pig breeding farms in Romania. While its initial form aimed to limit the selling of pigs only to commercially registered holdings, it was quickly modified to state that non-commercial households are allowed…

Are some black metal fences put up in San Francisco in November 2023 aimed at preventing people from breaking into buildings and stealing? No, that's not true: These fences were a component of security measures for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, from November 11 to November 17, 2023, and were limited to specific city zones. The claim appeared in…

Are Romanian citizens no longer able to use services such as Western Union or MoneyGram to receive money in cash? No, that's not true: Both services are still active in Romania and are even expanding their operations. The claim originated in a video originally published on November 16, 2023 on TikTok by @breakingnews1479. It's no longer available, but the archive…

Did international researchers and doctors gather at a Bucharest, Romania, summit on November 18 and November 19, 2023, to reveal the magnitude of an alleged COVID-19 genocide through mass vaccination with an experimental serum? No, that's not true: The International Crisis Summit (ICS) IV included known conspiracy theorists from the U.S., Canada and other parts of the world, and was…

Are the new fiscal measures that entered into force in Romania on November 1, 2023 synonymous with the disappearance of cash and with banks accumulating more wealth than ever before in the history of humankind? No, that's not true: The measures specifically focus on cash transactions for business payments and invoices; they do not seek to ban people from having…

Este adevărat că aurora boreală roșie, care a fost observată în România și alte țări europene pe 5 noiembrie 2023, a fost rezultatul unui experiment HAARP desfășurat în Alaska? Nu, nu este adevărat. Aurora boreală din 5 noiembrie 2023 a fost cauzată de erupții solare, iar HAARP nu are capacitatea de a genera astfel de fenomene. Afirmația a provenit din…