No, an Australian politician did not quit because Pfizer paid her

In fact, it was his close relationship with the former MP that was kept secret and subsidies given to social organizations explaining his departure.

This fake news linking him with Fiber has been running on Facebook and Twitter since Ms. Perezglian announced her resignation on October 1st. Les decryptors were able to list tweets in French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, Italian and Greek.

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It shows a screenshot of a Twitter account, which appears to quote from an article Figaro Dealing with the resignation of Mrs. Periglian. However, when reading the article in question (New window), Pfizer is nowhere mentioned about bribery.

Well-known figures in the movement against health measures in Quebec, including Andre Pitre, also spread false news.

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Influencer against health measures Andre Pitre shared fake news on Twitter.

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Other publications falsely claim that Mrs. Periglion received tens of millions of dollars from pharmacy AstraZeneca. $ 65 million sometimes comes in, but again, this is misinformation.

It is difficult to know where this number came from, but at least Of them (New window)Tweets (New window) Published by Australians on October 2, the alleged information seems to be misunderstood Alert initiator The Australian government claims to have provided $ 65 million in grants to vaccine researchers. However, the tweets in question were not widely shared.

Otherwise, the Australian businessman and former far-right MP will have to resign. Clive Palmer is well known for his vaccine resistance (New window) And its tendency to spread misinformation about COVID-19 (New window), A Gladys publicly accused Periglion (New window) To receive ten million dollars from Pfizer and Astrogeneca to promote the vaccine in September. These allegations are baseless, but it has not been prevented Some Australian Internet users (New window) Mr. Connect with Palmer’s statements.

What is Gladys Periglion accused of?

No charges have yet been laid against the resigning Prime Minister of New South Wales. Independent Anti-Corruption Commission (ICAC) to target it (New window) Seeks to determine whether it has positioned itself in various interesting conflict situations between 2012 and 2018.

Gladys Perezglian resigned on October 1.

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In particular, the Commission wants to know his secret relationship with Daryl Maguire, a Member of Parliament accused of corruption. (New window), Violation or involvement of public trust […] In situations where there was a conflict between her public duties and her personal interests as a person with a personal relationship.

The organization alleges, among other things, that Ms. Perezglian had been a supporter of Mr. Maguire in providing a number of grants. Other grants are also mentioned in the ICAC press release. (New window).

The politician categorically denies the allegations. I state categorically that I have always acted with the highest honestyHe told a news conference last week (New window).