“When our soldiers showed the Raphael fighter plane a small test drive game…”
Youturn rated this: Fake
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“Black Lives Matters protesters vandalized the Vietnam War Memorial in Los Angeles”
The Dispatch Fact Check rated this: False
“Kabataan Partylist Representative Sarah Elago said she will support the New People's Army "if need be" and that the public should not care if she joins their ranks.”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“Since Trump labeled ANTIFA a terrorist organization their rights were stripped by the Patriot Act which states if someone is labeled a terrorist they are not afforded due process.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Antifa has not been designated as a terrorist organization. And Americans suspected of terrorism are still afforded due process rights.
“Teachers are the number one occupation of the antifa terrorist organization according to the FBI.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: The FBI has made no such public statement. Antifa is not a designated terrorist organization.
“As an Army captain and Ranger during the Cold War, he led men in our battle against socialism.”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: Messner took the Ranger course, meaning he was Ranger-qualified, but he was not a U.S. Army Ranger, according to the Army.
“Indian missile test is failed. Can this type of Army fight against Nepal”
Vishvas News rated this: FALSE
Vishvas News says: विश्वास न्यूज़ ने अपनी पड़ताल में पाया कि इस घटना का भारत से कोई संबंध नहीं है। यह एक रूसी रॉकेट था, जो 2013 में दुर्घटनाग्रस्त हो गया था।
“Video showing the failed Indian test missile”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video footage in the post shows the space crash of Russian Proton- M Rocket, in the year 2013. It is old footage and not related to India
“I got soldiers the biggest pay raises in the history of our military.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The largest increase in basic military pay under Trump was 3.1%. Since 2002, there have been larger increases in seven of the last 19 years, including 5% in 2002 and 4.1% in 2003.
“PM Modi has appointed ‘Drone boy’ Pratap as a scientist in DRDO”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: In a video message, Pratap has himself clarified that he has not been appointed as a scientist in DRDO by PM Modi. Also, there is no concrete evidence to most of his achievements being shared on social media.
“Former Chinese military official, Jianli Yang claimed that more than 100 Chinese soldiers were killed in a faceoff with India on ‘15 June 2020’ at Galwan valley”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: Jianli Yang is not a former Chinese military official, and he hasn’t claimed that more than 100 Chinese soldiers were killed in the Galwan valley clashes. Moreover, the tweet is not from the official Twitter account of …
“Three hundred sixty thousand Pennsylvanians fought on the side of the Union to defeat the flag, that Confederate flag, including more Black soldiers coming from Pennsylvania than any other state in the nation.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: Biden said that 360,000 Pennsylvanians fought for the Union Army during the Civil War and that's correct.
“In the wake of 9/11, an elite group of American soldiers rode through Afghanistan on horseback to fight the Taliban. New Hampshire’s Don Bolduc was one of them.”
Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios
Washington Post says: The video closely associates Bolduc with the ODA 595 legend that viewers may assume his exploits were depicted in a Hollywood movie.
“For the first time, the Honor Guard soldiers that march at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery have been issued live ammunition.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The soldiers from The Old Guard who guard the Tomb do not carry live ammunition.
“Photo of PM Narendra Modi, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Army Chief MM Naravane with shadows as that of lions”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The photo is photoshopped. In the original photo, the trio have their own shadows on the ground and not the shadows of lions
“The New York Times and Washington Post reporting on the Russia investigation in 2017 "was fake news. ... Those Pulitzer Prizes should be given back immediately.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Stories Were Accurate
FactCheck.org says: A rereading of the articles shows that the work is quite solid. The reporting is heavily supported by special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.
“We’ve totally rebuilt the military — $2.5 trillion. ... We’ve invested the $2.5 trillion in all of the greatest equipment in the world.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: That’s approximately the total for defense budgets from 2017 to 2020, but the cost of purchasing new military equipment was 20% of that.
“The National Democratic Front of the Philippines is a terrorist organization.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: The NDF has not been officially and legally declared a terrorist organization in the Philippines.
“Video of Indian soldiers being humiliated by Chinese troops in Ladakh”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video is of a training exercise of Bangladeshi army men. So the video has nothing to do with Chinese troops or Indian army.
“You weren't allowed to own a cannon during the Revolutionary War as an individual.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The Biden campaign didn’t offer evidence to support his statement, and historians of the period are dubious laws against private cannon ownership existed.