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Checked by FACTLY29 Sep 2022India Politics and government

Social media posts

“Chinese president Xi Jinping has been put under house arrest and lost contact with the world”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: Reports suggest that Xi Jinping has been in quarantine for 10 days following his Uzbekistan’s visit for SCO summit on 16 September 2022. On 27 September, he appeared in public for the first time since returning from the…

Checked by Washington Post29 Sep 2022United States Politics and government

Stacey Abrams, Georgia gubernatorial candidate

“I have never denied that I lost. I don’t live in the governor’s mansion; I would have noticed.”

Washington Post rated this: Spins the facts

Washington Post says: A review of past statements finds she often said the election was "stolen" and she "won" while often leaving herself a rhetorical exit.

Checked by FACTLY28 Sep 2022India Politics and government

Social media posts

“The Government of India’s Digitize India Platform (DIP) is providing part-time income for digitizing old government documents”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The Government of India closed the Digitize India Platform (DIP) program on 30 March 2019, based on the Project Review Steering Group (PRSG) recommendations. Currently, the government is not running this DIP program for…

Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check28 Sep 2022Australia Politics and government

Peter Dutton, Opposition Leader

“When we were in government, we had a record spending on defence. Under Labor it had been down to the lowest level since 1938 ...”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Incorrect

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Dutton is incorrect. When measured as a share of GDP, defence spending under Labor fell to 1.52 per cent, which is the lowest since 1938-39 when it was 1.5 per cent. But the high point of spending under the previous …

Checked by Youturn27 Sep 2022India Politics and government

Flt Lt Anoop Verma (Retd.)

“India 🍻 JODO Rahul Gandhi and senior Congress leaders coming out of a local bar in Kerala drunk during the trip, do not know whether the bar is connecting or Bharat God knows or Congress”

Youturn rated this: Fake

Checked by Youturn27 Sep 2022India Politics and government

sheetal mhatre

“Look who is sitting in the Chief Minister’s chair – Sheetal Mhatre”

Youturn rated this: Fake

Checked by Vera Files27 Sep 2022Philippines Politics and government

Social media posts

“No one gathered at the EDSA People Power Monument to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law”

Vera Files rated this: Satire

Checked by Vera Files27 Sep 2022Philippines Politics and government

Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

“President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had large audience while delivering his speech at the 77th United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 21.”

Vera Files rated this: Needs context

Vera Files says: Video clips showing a large audience in Marcos' recap posted on his Facebook page appear to have been shot around the time of either UNGA president Csaba Kőrösi’s address or UN secretary-general António Guterres’ speech…

Checked by Washington Post27 Sep 2022United States Politics and government

Patty Murray, Senator (D-Wash.)

“Republicans plan to end Social Security and Medicare if they take back the Senate.”

Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios

Washington Post says: There is no such plan.

Checked by FACTLY25 Sep 2022India Politics and government

Social media posts

“Old 500-rupee currency notes having the same serial number but with the signatures of two different RBI governors indicates a scam by the UPA government.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: he Reserve Bank of India (RBI) while answering a FAQ stated that there is a possibility of two or more bank notes having the same serial number but clarified that those identical banknotes would either have a different …

Checked by Youturn24 Sep 2022India Politics and government

Kapil Mishra

“PFI and Islamic Jihadi organizations called for strike today and Congress stopped its padyatra today Nothing can be more disgusting and shameful than this”

Youturn rated this: Fake

Checked by Vera Files24 Sep 2022Philippines Politics and government

Trixie Cruz-Angeles

“US President "spoke only" with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York City.”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: White House records show Biden met with at least five other world leaders on the sidelines of the UNGA in New York City.

Checked by Youturn23 Sep 2022India Politics and government

आनंद सिंह

“A photo of MP Shashi Tharoor conversing with ladies is being shared sarcastically claiming it as a picture from Bharat Jodo Yatra, Kerala.”

Youturn rated this: Fake

Checked by FACTLY23 Sep 2022India Politics and government

Social media posts

“The Aam Aadmi Party district president, Agra, was caught cheating on his wife with a co-worker”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: As per media reports, the man in the video was caught by his wife cheating on her in a hotel room His name is Dinesh; he reportedly works at a hospital in Agra. The Aam Aadmi Party’s district president of Agra, Dheeraj …

Checked by PolitiFact22 Sep 2022United States Politics and government

Lee Zeldin, Member of Congress

“Every time a Republican has been elected president over the last few decades, House Democrats have objected to the result”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True

PolitiFact says: Democrats have objected to election results in prior years, after the losing candidate had conceded. When Republicans objected in 2021, Trump was trying to stay in office.

Checked by Youturn20 Sep 2022India Politics and government

Madhu Purnima Kishwar