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Checked by PolitiFact22 Nov 2022United StatesPolitics and government
Social media posts

“President Joe Biden said, “I know you all know there’s no climate problem,” proving that people have been “lying for decades” about climate change.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: During a midterm campaign speech in California, President Joe Biden joked that “there’s no climate problem.” A 19-second clip of his remarks removed the context so that it was not clear he was joking.

Checked by Vera Files15 Nov 2022PhilippinesPolitics and government
Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

“President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says giving continuing assistance is "at the top of [his administration's] priority list.”

Vera Files rated this: Needs context

Vera Files says: Although the Marcos administration placed “social protection” as one of its budget priorities for “human capital development,” Sonny Africa, executive director of the nonprofit IBON Foundation, noted that the total allo…

Checked by Vera Files11 Nov 2022PhilippinesPolitics and government
Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

“President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says he has instructed his Cabinet secretaries to continue giving cash assistance and subsidies to poor Filipinos amid the COVID-19 pandemic until the government feels the people could already stand on their own feet.”

Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop

Vera Files says: Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said during a budget hearing at the House of Representatives in August that giving cash assistance in relation to the pandemic "should already be discontinued because we have actually f…

Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check10 Nov 2022AustraliaPolitics and government
Mark Dreyfus, Attorney-General

“The government's bill to establish a National Anti-Corruption Commission honours Labor's commitment before the election "in both form and substance".”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: In the ballpark

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Dreyfus's claim is in the ballpark. Labor didn't simply promise to establish an anti-corruption body. Rather, its election platform pledged to legislate a "powerful, transparent and independent" commission. Prior to …

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia4 Nov 2022CambodiaPolitics and government
រួបរួម ដេីម្បីសេរីភាព / Unite for Freedom, Social Media User

“A photo of a banknote printed with an old image of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and a picture of armed forces was uploaded on social media last year. The post got viral shares, comments, and reactions from Khmer-speaking social media users.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Altered

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: The original image shows the banknote has an image of the late King Norodom Sihanouk on the front side and an image of the late King with PM Hun Sen on the rear side. The banknote was released last year to mark the 30th…