“The Democratic Party “just confirmed Michelle Obama will be its nominee.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: There is no evidence that the former first lady is a candidate.
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“Video of Aravind Kejriwal appealing to vote for Congress party in Jalandhar Lok Sabha by-election”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: he viral video in question is an excerpt of Kejriwal’s message to voters that was delivered during the 2017 Punjab general elections and is being shared out of context. In the full video, Kejriwal appeals to vote for AA…
“Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has died.”
Soch Fact Check rated this: False
“House Speaker “Kevin McCarthy has quietly implemented a pay raise for members (of Congress) that could be $30,000+ per person. It circumvents the Constitution by instead reimbursing their rent, utilities, & meals.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The House changed its reimbursement rules, but it is misleading to describe it as a pay raise. Also, it was done on a bipartisan basis and would not be in conflict with the 27th Amendment.
“Video shows Elon Musk saying “I just unbanned President Trump’s Twitter and I already have crybaby liberals threatening to quit Twitter.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Video shows Fox News host Sean Hannity saying an impostor is pretending to be President Joe Biden.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“A Minnesota lawmaker introduced a bill that would make it “illegal to discriminate against child rapists.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The bill updates the definition of "sexual orientation" in Minnesota’s Human Rights Act. But this does not create a protected class for pedophilia.
“Nepal government has printed currency notes with Buddha images”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: Nepal government hasn’t released any currency note with Lord Buddha’s image. In 2013, Nepal’s Central Bank released a 100 rupee note featuring Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha. According to news reports, earlier i…
“Photo showing wrestlers packing their bags and moving out of the protest site after ending their protests against WFI President Brij Bhushan Singh”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: Bajrang Punia, Sangita Phogat, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and other wrestlers are still continuing their protests against WFI President Brij Bhushan Singh, who has been accused of sexual harassment, at Jantar Mantar in…
“Responding to a question about the impending depletion of the Malampaya gas field, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said "the Malampaya fields, the natural gas fields that lie within our baselines and within our exclusive economic zone and that again is being questioned in certain cases, certain areas by China.”
Vera Files rated this: Inaccurate
Vera Files says: Marcos confused Reed Bank with Malampaya. Reed Bank “has been adjudged by the South China Sea Arbitral Award to be part of the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone,” says international law expert Romel Bagares.
“The Democratic Party just confirmed Michelle Obama will be its nominee and nobody noticed.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“US President Joe Biden has allocated $500,000 to “transgender Pakistani youth English lessons”.”
Soch Fact Check rated this: Misleading
“And now because of more information that’s come out, we know that he [Secretary of State Antony Blinken] lied boldface to Congress about never emailing Hunter Biden.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Spins the Facts
FactCheck.org says: The two emails cited as proof of Blinken’s deceit were exchanges of pleasantries related to the very meeting Blinken discussed in his December 2020 testimony.
“Gov. Ron DeSantis signed “a last-minute exception into an anti-discrimination law for anyone who also operates a theme park more than 25 acres in Florida,” benefiting Walt Disney Co.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: DeSantis signed a bill in 2021 that sought to punish social media companies for deplatforming. Just before passage, legislators added a carve-out to the bill to protect Disney.
“Photo shows President Joe Biden’s “body double” signing documents with his left hand.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Video shows House Speaker Kevin McCarthy calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to “step down.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“President Bongbong Marcos has ordered the renaming of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to Manila International Airport (MIA)”
Vera Files rated this: False
“This is the damage when people do not tell the truth about the bill. It actually goes back to the funding where we were just four months ago.”
Washington Post rated this: Fantasy math
Washington Post says: The bill in question would cut spending by 10 percent
“When Donald Trump was president, "I disagreed with a lot of his policies, but I voted to raise the debt ceiling. I voted to pay our bills.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Spins the Facts
FactCheck.org says: The California Democrat voted on two occasions to raise the debt limit, but not on Feb. 9, 2018, when he voted against the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which raised the debt ceiling by more than $1.5 trillion.
“Apart from American officials and politicians, the official White House Twitter account follows only Indian Prime Minister Modi, the Indian President, and an Indian Embassy official”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: Currently, the official White House Twitter account does not follow any Indian official. Nevertheless, it did briefly follow PM Modi and other Indian officials during Trump’s 2020 visit to India to facilitate the retwee…