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See what is #FACT or #FAKE in William Siri's interview with EXTRA, Globo, Valor and CBN

extra9 September 2026 at 23:31

The candidate for governor of Rio de Janeiro for PSOL, William Siri, was interviewed on Wednesday (9) by the outlets GLOBO, Extra, Valor and CBN. The interview began at 10:30 a.m. and lasted an hour and a half, conducted by CBN Rio presenters Bianca Santos and Leandro Resende, by the political editor of GLOBO and Extra newspapers, Thiago Prado, by columnist Bernardo Mello Franco, and by Francisco Góes, head of the Valor bureau in Rio.

The interview was part of a series of interviews with candidates for governor of Rio de Janeiro state. The series opened on Tuesday (8) with candidate Douglas Ruas (PL), and will continue on Thursday (10) with Anthony Garotinho (Republicanos), closing the schedule on Friday with Eduardo Paes (PSD). All interviews have a duration of an hour and a half.

The fact-checking of the statements made by William Siri in the interview will be done by the outlets' fact-checking team, classifying the statements as #FACT or #FAKE, following the same format applied to the other candidates in the series.

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