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“Says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner paid for a Wall Street Journal ad critical of the president.”
“Aditya Thackeray’s hoarding with Urdu caption, alluding a shift in his party’s inclination towards the Muslim community”
FACTLY says: This hoarding was put up back in 2019, as part of the general election campaign when he contested from the Worli constituency. However, hoardings were not just put up in Urdu but in multiple Indian languages like Telugu…
“Approval link SMS which says a particular amount has been deposited into bank account under a Government Yojana”
FACTLY says: The Government has nothing to do with this message. PIB stated the same and rated the message as fake. Usually, government’s cash transfer messages do not ask to click any URL and these messages also state the name of t…
“President Putin bans mandatory vaccinations in Russia.”
PolitiFact says: The Russian president has said he opposes mandatory COVID-19 vaccination orders, but he has not stopped the many orders that have been in place in his country for months.
“If Nainar Nagendran scratches his nose, the ADMK party members should stay inside and if he scratches his ear then the members should walk out. This is the rule from Delhi to ADMK – Duraimurugan”
“The government has announced 39 crore rupees for the construction of Karunanidhi’s memorial. Whose money is it? But they have allotted only 5crore rupees to construct houses for Eelam Tamils – Seeman”
“Korina Sanchez's journalism license was revoked because she has been discrediting the Duterte government.”
“If gas cylinder price should be reduced, then Vinayagar Chathurthi processions should happen – Tamil Nadu BJP President Annamalai”
“Former President Donald Trump said, “Do Not Be Distracted By All This Going On In Afghanistan. Always Keep One Eye On Washington D.C. A Magician Always Distracts His Audience.”
“Our own government told us just a few weeks ago there was probably 11,000 to 15,000 Americans there. Today they told us they’ve gotten 5,400 out" of Afghanistan.”
FactCheck.org says: McCarthy was citing a preliminary administration figure that was later reduced significantly after it was vetted. The White House says there are 100 to 200 U.S. citizens left in Afghanistan who want to leave.
“Telecom and social media platforms risk breaking the law, and could see their US business suffer, if they comply with records requests from the Jan. 6 investigation committee.”
PolitiFact says: The legal experts we reached, including a lawyer who worked for telecom firms on these issues for decades, said they could think of no law that matched McCarthy's claim.
“Video of US President Joe Biden sleeping during his meeting with PM of Israel”
FACTLY says: The video was clipped from a larger video when for a few seconds Joe Biden had put his head down. A closer look at Joe Biden’s hands shows him moving his thumbs while the Israeli Prime Minister spoke; also, Biden respon…
“Says President Joe Biden fell asleep during a meeting with Israel’s prime minister.”
“Screenshots claiming that Putland state president has bought Sarova Stanley”
“Mothers will be receiving P10,000 from President Rodrigo Duterte”
“Claim: misinformation shared that congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrested in Gujarat”
“During [Terry] McAuliffe’s tenure as governor, the murder rate went up 43 percent and the rape rate went up every year.”
“Modi government is planning to sell 6 lakh crore rupees worth national assets over the next four years”
FACTLY says: Through National Asset Monetisation Pipeline, the government is planning to lease out public assets for specified time period through different instruments including the PPP model. Ownership of these assets will remain …