Investigated Content: Video posted on Kwai and who also circulates on WhatsApp with a man, who does not appear in the recording, narrating finding pamphlets on the ground in the city of Castanhal, in Pará, with a list of what would be proposed by the Lula-Alckmin ticket for the country. Photo of the same flyer was posted on Instagram.
where it was published: Kwai, Instagram and WhatsApp.
The piece of disinformation has already been denied by the Rumors.org and the Metrópoles portal showed that a deputy from the Federal District, from the same party as President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), candidate for reelection, shared the fake content.
The list brings sensitive topics that have been extensively explored in the presidential campaign, such as the liberation of abortion and drugs and the persecution of Christian religions, and which have already been refuted in other verifications by Comprova (1 and two) and press reports such as CNN and Estadão.
At the beginning of the month, the TSE even determined the withdrawal of internet posts that claimed that Lula persecutes churches and religious people. The agency also determined, on the 20th, the suspension of advertising on digital platforms, of Bolsonaro supporters, who associated Lula with drugs, murder and abortion.
O official plan of the Lula-Alckmin ticket is registered with the Electoral Court and can be consulted by any citizen on the website that publishes the candidacies. Some of the topics mentioned in the fake pamphlet, such as abortion, do not even appear in the PT’s eventual government program.
Falsefor Comprova, is content invented or edited to change its original meaning and deliberately disclosed to spread a falsehood.
Scope of publication: Comprova investigates suspicious content with the greatest reach on social networks. As of October 29, Instagram content had 7,750 likes and 519 comments. On Kwai it had 596 views, 20 likes and 10 shares. It is not possible to measure virality on WhatsApp.
What does the publisher say?: Comprova contacted the author of the publication through the advisory number available on the Instagram profile and through the social network message box, but received no response.
How do we check: The report did Google searches with keywords, associating the name Lula with each of the topics listed in the pamphlet. The query returned reports and verifications about the same piece investigated here and other content with similar subjects.
Comprova also consulted the government plan of the Lula-Alckmin ticket, registered on the TSE website. In addition, he made contact with the PT’s advisors to express his opinion on the case and sought out the author of the false publications.
pamphlets
The pamphlet that would have been found in Castanhal, Pará, is a new version of material that was released in the first round and also classified as false. Earlier this week, UOL Confere denied contents similar.
Just this week, irregular campaign material was seized in a Bolsonaro committee in Minas Gerais and also contained false accusations against Lula.
In the publication now investigated, the Rumors.org it’s the metropolises denied the list presented as a Lula government project. In the leaflet it is possible to check a photo not used in the candidate’s campaign and the star of old party materials. There is also no graphic record, federation CNPJ or print run, as shown by the Metrópoles portal.
Government program does not address abortion
Lula’s government proposals can be consulted at site of the Electoral Justice, and have also been described in some reports, such as those from G1 (1 and two).
When consulting the plan, there is no mention of abortion. However, questioned on the subject and in debates during the campaign, Lula took a stand against the practice.
The program also does not mention LGBTQIA+ inclusive education, as suggested in the fake play. The narrator of the investigated content claims that inclusion would teach children at school to be homosexual, which is a lie. The proposal provides, in item 41 of the topic “Social development and guarantee of rights”, actions to prevent violence against this part of the population and also guarantees of rights to health and education.
There is also, in PT’s bill, no reference to sexual liberation. In the 2018 election campaign, there were other versions on the subject, such as the erotic baby bottles it’s the gay kitcontradicted by Comprova verifications.
New drug policy
Lula’s proposal in the area of drugs is the institution of a new policy to address the issue. In the document registered with the TSE, it is stated that the plan is to implement an intersectoral strategy focused on risk reduction, prevention, treatment and assistance to users, in addition to confronting and dismantling criminal organizations. Check it out now explained what is the harm reduction policy, which had been attacked by former minister and senator-elect Damares Alves (Republicans).
O UOL Check demonstrated that it is false that Lula’s program deals with drug liberation, while the to the facts pointed out that the video is misleading by claiming that resolutions related to the topic, withdrawn from the PT meeting in 2021, are in the government’s plan. report of BBC it also shows that the law sanctioned by Lula, when he was president, increased the number of arrests for drug trafficking in Brazil.
The presidential candidate has also announced his intention to create the Ministry of Security which, among other things, should contain the trafficking of arms and drugs at the borders, as stated in the official page of the candidate.
There is no provision for disarmament or decriminalization of petty crimes
The candidate Lula criticized the arms policy of his opponent, Jair Bolsonaro, however, there is no mention of “weapons” and “disarmament” in his government plan. During the debate on Rede Globoon October 28, the former president took a stand against “arms facilitation” and said that his government will “distribute books” instead of “things that kill”.
The candidate promised to create the Ministry of Public Security to work together with state governments. During a meeting with members of civil society entitled “Brazil of the Future”, Lula declared that “a gun apology gets no one anywhere”. In force since 2003, the former president has already said that wants to resume the Disarmament Statute in Brazilmade flexible by the Bolsonaro government.
There is also no mention of the “decriminalization of petty crimes” in the Lula-Alckmin government plan. Check vehicles have already denied information about Lula having defended the petty theft release or support cell phone theft for “survival”. In the document registered with the TSE, the ticket provides for the “construction of a policy that fights and reverses the policy of genocide against black youth, with super-incarceration”.
media regulation
In the document registered with the Electoral Justice, the proposal of the Lula-Alckmin administration is to provide instruments for the Justice to act in partnership with digital platforms, in order to guarantee “net neutrality, plurality, data protection and to curb the spread of lies and messages”. anti-democratic or hateful social media.”
The candidate Lula, in turn, already transitioned between statements on the need for a “new regulatory framework”, against what he called the “spoliation of half a dozen families that rule Brazilian communication”, to the “guarantee of the best right of reply” in the networks.
In an interview with Mouse, Lula defended that the regulation of electronic and internet media is up to Congress and society, “not the President of the Republic”. O candidate website argues that media regulation is intended to democratize social communication in the country.
Proposal provides for religious freedom
At the Lula-Alckmin government planitem 99 indicates that the management proposal is “to defend civil rights, guarantees and individual freedoms, including respect for religious and religious freedom and the fight against religious intolerance”.
In a letter released to evangelical Christians, Lula reaffirms that he has never closed and will not close churches, defends the free exercise of religion without State interference and says that his government will never use religion for partisan purposes. In August, columnist Mônica Bergamo, in Folha de S.Paulo, had already mentioned that the presidential candidate would publish a pamphlet to ensure that “take care of God’s creation”.
Even in October, the TSE granted an injunction for the removal, within 24 hours, of publications made by Bolsonaro supporters with false information about the persecution of Christians and the closing of churches, if Lula is elected.
why do we investigate: Comprova investigates suspicious content that goes viral on social media about presidential elections, public policies of the federal government and the pandemic. The team focuses on viral publications, which have had great reach on social media and can confuse the population. In the context of the elections in Brazil, a lot of disinformation content involving the two presidential candidates, Bolsonaro and Lula, is circulating, harming the voter’s choice, which must be made based on true information. In this way, voters must pay extra attention to suspicious content that may influence the time of their vote. Comprova works in this direction, to provide quality information about slanderous content about candidates.
Other checks on the topic: The piece of disinformation about the leaflet with alleged proposals by former President Lula has already been verified by the Rumors.org and through the portal metropolises. Other content involving the candidate’s government plan has already been checked by Comprova, such as publications that lied about Lula said he would close churches or assemblies with Former President’s False Statements About Disarmament.
This weekend, the Comprova team joined 6 other fact-checking initiatives in Brazil to jointly verify election misinformation. The partnership brings together AFP, Aos Fatos, Boatos.org, Comprova, E-Farsas, Fato ou Fake and Lupa.
Investigated by: A Gazeta and O Estado de S. Paulo. Verified by: Plural, Correio Braziliense, Imirante.com, Piauí, JC Online, O Popular, Folha de S. Paulo, CBN Cuiabá, Correio 24 Horas and Metrópoles.
Source: CNN Brasil
