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Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check20 May 2022AustraliaPolitics and government
Scott Morrison, Prime Minister

“The [government's federal integrity commission] bill has powers of search, it has powers compelling witnesses. It has powers of a royal commission.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Cherrypicking

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Morrison is cherrypicking. Experts told Fact Check there were indeed similarities between the coercive powers of a royal commission and the government's proposed model for a federal anti-corruption commission. For ex…

Checked by PolitiFact20 May 2022United StatesPolitics and government
Social media posts

“The U.S. government’s inaction over buffalo killing that harmed Native American populations in the 1800s shows it is now “is creating food shortages” so that Americans are more “dependent on the government.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: In the late 1800s, welcoming the extinction of the buffalo to suppress Indigenous peoples was described as “de facto government policy." This does not prove the government is creating food shortages currently.

Checked by Vera Files17 May 2022PhilippinesPolitics and government
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

“Presumptive vice president Sara Duterte-Carpio will be the "first nominee" as Education secretary that presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. "will be giving to the Commission on Appointments.”

Vera Files rated this: Needs context

Vera Files says: The appointment of the vice president to a Cabinet position "requires no confirmation," according to Section 3, Article VII of the 1987 Constitution.