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Checked by Youturn12 Jul 2022India Politics and government

Social media posts

“If necessary, we will compete in the lotus symbol. If brother OPS wants to take over the party by disabling the ‘rettai ilai’ symbol, we will win by standing in the lotus symbol. No one can stop our success – Edappadi Palaniswami”

Youturn rated this: Fake

Checked by FACTLY12 Jul 2022India Politics and government

Social media posts

“Request the Modi government to unearth the time capsule buried in front of the Red Fort by former PM Indira Gandhi in 1973”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: Following the silver jubilee of the Independence, former PM Indira Gandhi had buried a time capsule called Kalpaatra in front of the Red Fort on 15 August 1973. However, the move attracted much criticism over the conten…

Checked by FACTLY11 Jul 2022India Politics and government

Social media posts

“Union Minister Rajnath Singh has decided to conduct the future army recruitments through the previous approach and not via Agnipath scheme -TV breaking news”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: Defence minister Rajnath Singh did not announce any such decision about future army recruitments to be done through previous recruitment approach. Currently, army recruitments are being done through the Agnipath scheme.…

Checked by Washington Post8 Jul 2022United States Politics and government

Joe Biden, President

“And I have written, way back, a number of law review articles about the Ninth Amendment and the — and the 14th Amendment and why that privacy is considered as part of a constitutional guarantee. And the — they’ve just wiped it all out.”

Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios

Washington Post says: Biden wrote a newspaper op-ed, not law review articles, on these issues.

Checked by PolitiFact8 Jul 2022United States Politics and government

Social media posts

“President Donald Trump was in a presidential limousine as he left his Jan. 6, 2021, rally at the White House Ellipse.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

Checked by Youturn8 Jul 2022India Politics and government

Social media posts

“The central government has decided to levy a 5% GST tax on the cremation of bodies in electric crematoriums! GST hike on LED lights, inks, knives, blades – Central Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman!”

Youturn rated this: Fake

Checked by Fact Crescendo6 Jul 2022India Politics and government

Social media posts

“Claim: 2019 dated video being shared now on dmk government account”

Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE

Checked by FACTLY6 Jul 2022India Politics and government

Social media posts

“President of Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara performed hajj with his own money, refusing the official protocol”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: President of Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara performed hajj in 2018 with his family and other prominent Ivorian personalities, but he did not refuse any official Saudi protocol. In April 2022, he performed Umrah in Prophe…

Checked by Fact Crescendo5 Jul 2022India Politics and government

Social media posts

“Claim: misinformation circulating that jothimani mp built a toilet in inr 90 lakh budget”

Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE

Checked by Youturn5 Jul 2022India Politics and government

Social media posts

“Even if you are the president, you can’t walk on the red carpet. But they say they are going to improve the tribal community. Be alert Murmu madam.”

Youturn rated this: Fake

Checked by Youturn5 Jul 2022India Politics and government

Social media posts

“Is this the union toilet? you can build a house for 3 lakhs if you want! Our Karur sister Jothimani MP funds to build a toilet for just Rs.90.0000 (Rs. 90 Lakhs). Great! good achievement.”

Youturn rated this: Fake

Checked by FACTLY4 Jul 2022India Politics and government

Social media posts

“Celebrations of the people of Aurangabad after it was renamed to Shambajinagar by the Government of Maharashtra”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The video is related to the unveiling of the largest statue of Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj which happened on 18 February 2022 in Aurangabad

Checked by Vera Files4 Jul 2022Philippines Politics and government

Social media posts

“Leni Robredo's first message as "citizen Leni" on the first day that she is no longer vice president is that "this day is not the end”

Vera Files rated this: Misleading

Checked by FACTLY4 Jul 2022India Politics and government

Social media posts

“Recent dance videos of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut while celebrating the collapse of the MVA government in Maharashtra”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The person dancing in these videos is Laxman Bhadarge, a Head constable working in the Parbhani police station in Maharashtra. These videos have nothing to do with Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut

Checked by Youturn2 Jul 2022India Politics and government

Coimbatore BJP, Organiser Weekly

“Kashmiri Hindus living abroad surrounded Rahul Gandhi while travelling on the plane and asked a barrage of questions on why he is opposing Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Kashmir issues!”

Youturn rated this: Fake

Checked by FACTLY1 Jul 2022India Politics and government

Social media posts

“B. R. Ambedkar said – “The day a tribal woman becomes the President of India (the highest office), the reservation should be abolished in the country”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: No evidence was found on the internet to confirm that Ambedkar made that statement. He made no such comments either in the Constitutional Assembly debates or in his books

Checked by FACTLY1 Jul 2022India Politics and government

Social media posts

“Congress is not a political party but a hidden terrorist Muslim organisation” – Subramanian Swamy”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: There is no evidence to show that Subramanian Swamy said something like that. However, Subramanian Swamy had been very critical of the Congress party in the past. In 2011, Subramanian Swamy claimed that he had threats f…

Checked by FactRakers1 Jul 2022Philippines Politics and government

Social media posts

“National Youth Commission created through Marcos' House bill”

FactRakers rated this: NEEDS CONTEXT

FactRakers says: Another congressman's bill became the basis for the law creating the commission

Checked by FACTLY1 Jul 2022India Politics and government

Social media posts

“Recent video of Nitish Kumar calling BJP a ‘Badka Jhootha Party’”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The video shared in the post is an old one. Nitish Kumar made these comments in 2015, before the formation of the JD(U)-BJP alliance government in Bihar. Responding to Narendra Modi’s statement referring to JD(U) as a ‘…

Checked by PolitiFact30 Jun 2022United States Politics and government

Tim Ryan, U.S. representative, D-Ohio

“J.D. Vance "wants to defund law enforcement.”

PolitiFact rated this: Half True

PolitiFact says: Vance wants to defund the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a law enforcement agency. Broadly, Vance has not said he wants to defund all police departments.