“The German national ethics council has called for incest between siblings to be legalised by the government.”
Soch Fact Check rated this: Misleading
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“The Government of Brazil has permitted its citizens to start killing bike-riding muggers in a bid to bring down street crime.”
Soch Fact Check rated this: False
“US President Joe Biden threatened former prime minister Imran Khan with dire consequences and removal from the Prime Minister’s Office “if you don’t refrain from your acts” in a letter with the seal of the Executive Office of the President (EOP) of the United States.”
Soch Fact Check rated this: Doctored
“Video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi making an announcement about him leaving the country”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video shared in the post shows PM Modi’s speech it the Lok Sabha on 07 February 2017. While speaking during the motion of thanks to the President’s address on 07 February 2017, PM Modi criticised Congress Party and …
“Guinness World Record set by Jagan Anna Fans by donating blood with a record number of 1,29,451 registrations across the globe on the eve of 50th birthday of Honorable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh @ysjagan Anna 🔥🔥🔥”
Youturn rated this: Misleading
“West Bengal government imposed a partial lockdown again in the state and decided to promote 10th & 12th standard students without conducting examinations”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The news reports shared in these posts are old. Lately, the West Bengal government neither imposed a partial lockdown in their state nor announced the promotion of 10th and 12th standard students without conducting exam…
“A Facebook user recently posted two photos in, which. One shows Prime Minister Hun Sen participating in an official ceremony to borrow more than $2 billion from the Republic of Korea. This post is linked to the caption stating, “Not worry, just borrowed 2 billion USD”.”
Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Altered
“UP Government has ordered to count the arms licenses held by the Brahmins in the state”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: On August 2020, BJP MLA Devmani Dwivedi sent a note to UP Assembly Principal Secretary Pradeep Dubey seeking information on security plans for Brahmins in the state. Regarding this, the Home Department sent a letter to …
“Video of Congress leader Jitendra Singh tying lace of Rahul Gandhi’s shoe at Bharat Jodo Yatra”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: Video of the same incident taken from another angle shows Jitendra Singh tying lace of his shoes, not Rahul Gandhi’s. Another photo before this incident shows Jitendra Singh walking with undone shoelace
“Senator Cayetano praying for Filipinos to forget his promised P10,000 cash assistance”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Many netizens thought satirical post was real
“Says he has been to “Afghanistan, Iraq and those areas” twice as president.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Joe Biden has not visited Afghanistan or Iraq while president.
“As vice president, Joe Biden presented one of his uncles, Frank Biden, with a Purple Heart, which his uncle refused to accept.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Unsupported
FactCheck.org says: Frank Biden, who served in the Army during World War II, died in 1999 -- when Joe Biden was a senator, not vice president.
“UP MLA Mukesh Verma recently quit BJP and claimed that 20 MLAs are willing to resign from BJP and join the Samajwadi Party”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The video shared in the post shows a news report telecast by ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ in January 2022. Ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Elections, Shikohabad MLA Mukesh Verma resigned from BJP and joined the Samajwadi Party in …
“Aam Aadmi Party will not get the National Party status if its MLAs in Gujarat switch sides”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: According to the ‘The Election symbols (Reservations and Allotment) Order, 1968’, the national party status will not get affected because people leaving the party post-election does not actually count. They are elected …
“Prime Minister Modi insulted Eknath Shinde”
Youturn rated this: Misleading
“Bangko Sentral Governor Felipe Medalla has joined other economic managers in pushing the enactment of a bill creating a Maharlika Investment Fund. The joint statement was issued after the bill's proponents at the House of Representatives changed the contentious provisions that Medalla raised concerns on, such as funding sources, chairmanship and the number of independent members of the board.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs context
Vera Files says: While Medalla did not categorically oppose the creation of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), he earlier expressed reservations over the MIF, raising the issue of governance and the fund’s potential impact on the doll…
“Image of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Baba's get up”
Sunanda Naik rated this: FALSE
“Video shows former President Donald Trump saying he “just can’t be upset” with Kanye West.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The bill filed by Bam Aquino in 2016 is similar to the Maharlika wealth fund bill sponsored by allies of the Marcos administration”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“News clip showing Herschel Walker with early lead in Georgia U.S. Senate runoff is evidence of fraud.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire