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“Video of the Saudi Defence Minister who was frightened by the firecrackers arranged for his welcome during the Chinese New Year celebrations at the Chinese Embassy”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The video shared in the post shows old visuals of a mock military exercise conducted for the Emiri guards in the State of Kuwait. The mock military exercise was conducted to train guards on how to protect prominent pers…

Social media posts

“Video of Union minister Nitin Gadkari saying he doesn’t care even if he loses his ministerial position after BJP dropped him from its parliamentary Board”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: In the original full-length video, Gadkari was narrating incidents that happened during his tenure (1995-99) as PWD minister in Maharashtra Government. He just reiterated his conversation with the then CM Manohar Joshi.

Chham Chhany, Social Media User

“Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his wife dancing along with the government’s high-ranking officials was posted on social media on August 15. The video clip also shows the country’s powerful couple enjoying dancing to a song titled “Vietnamese entering Cambodia” – one of the anti-Vietnam songs.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Altered

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: PM Hun Sen and his wife did not enjoy dancing to an anti-Vietnam song. The original video depicts PM Hun Sen and his wife enjoying Saravann dancing to the song “A Bunch of Mangos” in Khmer New Year celebrated 6 years ag…

Ron Klain, White House chief of staff

“The president has delivered the largest economic recovery plan since Roosevelt, the largest infrastructure plan since Eisenhower, the most judges confirmed since Kennedy, the second largest health care bill since Johnson, and the largest climate change bill in history.”

Washington Post rated this: Needs Context

Washington Post says: One claim in particular, about FDR, requires some fancy math