A viral post deceives by using an old video of , Minister of Planning. From , it shows the speech of the then senator during (). The speech, , was edited, with mention of dates removed. The excerpts, , were taken out of context to convey the misleading idea that they are current and related to .
Simone Tebet from February 2015 to December 2022, when (MPO) in the PT member’s third term, which began the following January. The minister has remained in charge of the department since then.
In contact with the report, the ministry said that the post is “fake news”.
For Comprova, content that is removed from the original context and used in another so that its meaning changes is misleading; that uses inaccurate data or that leads to an interpretation different from the intention of its author; content that confuses, with or without the deliberate intent to cause harm.
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The investigation of this content was carried out by Estadão and A Gazeta and published on December 4 by Comprova, a coalition that brings together 42 media outlets to check viral content. It was verified by Folha, Correio Braziliense, Metrópoles and Terra.
