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João Oliveira

Partido Comunista Português · The Left

Confirmed: 11Nuanced: 1Unverifiable: 1Overestimated: 2

15 verified claims

Overestimated
Germany and Italy together account for more than 50% of EU steel production.
Industry & Employment
Confirmed
More than 1,200,000 displaced persons in Lebanon
Foreign Affairs
Nuanced
EUR 90 billion from the European Union budget has been allocated to finance the war in Ukraine
Defence
Confirmed
1,200,000 forcibly displaced persons in Lebanon as a consequence of Israeli aggression
Foreign Affairs
Confirmed
Israel has killed more than 2,000 Lebanese.
Foreign Affairs
Overestimated
Cohesion, agriculture and fisheries represented 65% of the budget in the current multiannual financial framework
Economy
Unverifiable
With the Commission proposal, cohesion, agriculture and fisheries represent only 45% of the budget
Economy
Confirmed
The cost of living is increasing in several EU countries
Economy
Confirmed
Portugal transposed the Istanbul Convention (Council of Europe Convention No. 210) and adapted its penal law without waiting for the European Union.
Justice & Anti-Corruption
Confirmed
For 48 years, the fascist Portuguese regime persecuted, imprisoned, tortured and murdered communists and other democrats.
Justice & Anti-Corruption
Confirmed
A few months ago, the Judiciary Police dismantled an armed militia that was preparing to create a far-right party.
Justice & Anti-Corruption
Confirmed
More than 93 million citizens live, in their current situation, pushed into poverty in the European Union
Social Policy
Confirmed
In the European Union, 21% of the population, more than 93 million people, are affected by poverty, including more than 24% of children.
Social Policy
Confirmed
Portugal abolished the death penalty in 1867, being one of the first countries in the world to do so
Justice & Anti-Corruption
Confirmed
Israel and the United States carried out bombings in June 2025
Foreign Affairs