“Vídeos e publicações em texto que circulam nas redes sociais trazem pessoas afirmando que as enchentes em municípios do Rio Grande do Sul, que deixaram dezenas de mortos, foram provocadas pela abertura de comportas em represas dos rios das Antas e Taquari.”
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Folha de S.Paulo rated thisFalso
What Folha de S.Paulo found
Barragens no Vale do Taquari, no RS, não têm comportas que poderiam controlar o fluxo de água
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media. Folha de S.Paulo (Brazil) looked into it and published its finding on 14 September 2023. Its rating was “Falso”.
This check was done by Folha de S.Paulo, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.