Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. may have to stand trial in a secular court over an abuse scandal in the Catholic Church.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, corona-deniers have been trying to build an international network. But how well connected are they really ?

Humiliation, lack of information and denied aftercare: Hundreds share their experiences getting an abortion in Germany

Sanctions are the main weapon of the West in the Ukraine conflict. But their effectiveness remains an open question. We’re providing daily updates on which embargoes are imposed on whom and answering your most important questions.

It’s the biggest tax heist in history. Three years after publishing the first CumEx Files, an international media collaboration led by CORRECTIV exposes how taxpayers worldwide were cheated out of €150 billion. An insider reports on cross-border deals, financial experts warn of continued tax fraud and authorities refuse responsibility.

The new CumEx Files investigation reveals that the tax damage is significantly greater than previously thought: €150 billion. This is how we estimated the sum of the massive fraud.

Where do people come across false information on the Internet and how do they spread it? An evaluation of the data for 2020 from our CrowdNewsroom shows what role the big tech companies play.

CORRECTIV.Faktencheck has evaluated more than 1,800 reader submissions on possible disinformation about the coronavirus. The analysis shows that Whatsapp is the most common dissemination channel for questionable information – and Youtube is the place where it can be found. What are social media companies doing about it?

The CumEx Files, an investigation led by CORRECTIV, revealed €55bn in international tax fraud. After publication, the EU Parliament demanded that the European Banking Authority investigate how the so-called dividend arbitrage trades had been possible and what supervisors and regulators had done to prevent them. Now the EBA has released its report and action plan.

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