“Congress, White House, IRS, Feds, Federal Reserve are shut down.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
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“Video shows Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas crying after a question from an aide to former President Donald Trump.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Video shows Kenya’s president saying he will “get rid of U.S. dollar.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“India was elected as the president of the UN for four years”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: India was recently elected as a member of the UN Statistical Commission for a term of four years. The UN Statistical Commission is headed by a Chairperson, and currently, Gabriella Vukovich of Hungary heads it
“President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte cut P2.5 billion from the University of the Philippines’ (UP) 2023 budget after recent protests at the Diliman campus.”
Vera Files rated this: False
“The Indonesian government sunk 60 Chinese ships that were fishing in their territory on March 29, 2023”
Vera Files rated this: False
“AK Antony, being the Defense Minister, bought a painting from Elizabeth Antony with government money of 28 crores, when there was no money for a bulletproof jacket, Elizabeth Antony, AK Antony’s wife.”
Youturn rated this: False
“Modi government reconstructed the Sharda Peeth temple situated in PoK”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: Union government reconstructed the Sharda Devi temple located in Kupwara, on the Indian side of LoC, whereas the Sharda Peeth is in PoK and has been inaccessible for Indian pilgrims since 1947. The post wrongly compares…
“This image shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi using a microscope incorrectly.”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“Using Rs. 28 crores of government money, former minister A.K. Antony bought paintings from his wife”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: There are no reports about A.K. Antony purchasing paintings with government money. In the past, when reports surfaced alleging that Airports Authority of India purchased paintings from Antony’s wife, she refuted the cla…
“Canada has passed a law that “made it illegal to protest against” the LGBTQ+ community.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: Members of a minority party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario introduced a bill that would create temporary community safety zones around drag performance venues to prevent “acts of intimidation.”
“President Donald Trump is “facing up to 30+ years if found guilty" after being indicted in Manhattan.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: It is uncommon for first-time offenders of Class E non-violent felonies to receive jail time.
“Central government considering lowering retirement age of employees says a news clip”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: Amar Ujala published the news back in September 2019. However, the government on multiple occasions denied the claims stating that no such proposal of changing the retirement age of the employees is under consideration.…
“New Parliament House. Two new records. It was built in merely 17 months. TATA bulit it and only 1 rupee as a cost to the govt. This is TATA ‘s gift to nation.”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“President Trump is officially a political prisoner.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: There’s no universally accepted definition of "political prisoner," but human rights and international law experts told PolitiFact that they would not classify Trump, who was not detained, a political prisoner.
“As president, I have the right to declassify documents, and the process is automatic. If I take them with me, it’s automatic. Declassified.”
PolitiFact rated this: The courts disagree
PolitiFact says: Presidents do have an unusual degree of authority to declassify documents, but formal follow-through is required.
“Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “campaigned on the fact that he would get President Trump. ‘I gotta get him. I’m going to get him.’”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: Trump re-posted a video of Bragg in a 2021 interview talking about Trump. But it was heavily edited. Left out were comments Bragg made, repeatedly, about not prejudging the case before seeing and weighing the facts.
“TATA is building the New Parliament at a cost of only 1 rupee”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: Tata Projects Limited secured the contract to construct the new Parliament building for Rs. 861.9 crores. However, in January 2022, CPWD estimated an increase in the cost of construction by 29% to a little over 1200 cro…
“The Biden administration said it would impose sanctions on Uganda for passing an anti-gay law”
The Dispatch Fact Check rated this: False
“Photo which was taken when Arvind Kejriwal offered a written apology to BJP leader and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: Photo which was taken when Arvind Kejriwal offered a written apology to BJP leader and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.