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“Claim: Tamil nadu government total income not allocated to govt staffs and pensioners”
“MP Senthil said he has never seen Periyar. But after seeing Udayanidhi in a khaki shirt, it felt like seeing Periyar.”
“President Putin has announced Islam as the second State religion of Russia”
FACTLY says: No such announcement has been made by Russian President Putin. Russia is a secular State with no State religion. Also, the posted photo is an old one
“The Tamil Nadu government has set aside Rs 3.50 crore to rescue Ukrainian students, of which Rs 3.25 crore has been spent on buying sweaters alone!”
“Video of a Sadhu beaten up by a Muslim youth in Kandwa, MP”
FACTLY says: The man who assaulted the Sadhu in the video was identified as Praveen Gaur; the accused is not a Muslim. Praveen Gaur, who is the son of a hotelier, dragged a Sadhu to a hair salon and cut his hair in Madhya Pradesh’s …
“A group of robbers, looting houses pretending to be government officers from the Home Affairs Ministry.”
“Vasundhara Raje left the BJP to join the Congress party”
FACTLY says: There is no evidence to show that Vasundhara Raje had left the BJP to join the Congress party. Vasundhara Raje is the ex-CM of Rajasthan (from the BJP) who demitted office in 2018. Though there have been news reports th…
“Cheaper in Gujarat than in Saudi. Petrol prices are lower in BJP-ruled states than in Saudi Arabia. Tamil Nadu government also should reduce prices to such an extent – Tamil Nadu BJP leader Ku.Annamalai in the assembly siege protest”
“Assets worth Rs 30 crore of Dharmapuri Vanniyar Sangam are robbed by DMK MP Senthilkumar Family”
“In 2013, under a Democratic Senate, "a majority of the Senate voted in favor of" gun-related legislation sponsored by Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ted Cruz, “but the Democrats filibustered it.”
PolitiFact says: Democrats did set a supermajority threshold, but only after Republicans pledged to filibuster the underlying bill, and Republicans unanimously agreed to the voting plan.
“Prime Minister’s private plane gave way to an ambulance in Dubai. Overwhelming wishes!”
“Vice President Leni Robredo conspired with "terrorist organization" Kabataan party list.”
Vera Files says: Lawyer Barry Gutierrez, Robredo’s spokesman, belied Badoy’s accusations, saying these are “patently and completely false” and have been “denied time and again.” Gutierrez emphasized that no proof has ever been presented…
“When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled.”
Washington Post says: Biden is citing one study but others show different results
“We know from past experiences that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.”
PolitiFact says: Broad research, including two studies from 2021, does not provide support for Cruz’s claim that armed law enforcement officers on school grounds are the "most effective tool" for keeping kids safe from mass shootings.
“90% of Americans, regardless of political party, want universal background checks.”
PolitiFact says: Polls show a majority of Americans support gun background checks for all buyers. Some polls show overall support in the ballpark of 90%. Support is lower among Republicans, but polls still indicate majority support.
“Bill Gates is behind the monkeypox outbreaks.”
“US President Joe Biden disrespects Indian Prime Minister Modi.”
“Visuals showing US President Joe Biden snubbing Modi at the QUAD summit in Japan”
FACTLY says: Visuals showing US President Joe Bi US President Biden did not snub PM Modi at the QUAD summit. In fact, as per the news reports, Biden praised Modi for successfully handling the COVID-19 situation in India. The lengthi…
“Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman commented – “My family buys groceries and other things with Indian rupees, we do not use US dollars. Why should we be concerned about dollar value then?”
FACTLY says: No such comments have been made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The picture in the post was taken from her speech in Lok Sabha on 04 December 2019. She did not make such statements in Lok Sabha on that day