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“Purported letter of Amit Shah directing Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to provide ‘Z’ category security to Nupur Sharma”
FACTLY says: he letter shared in the post is a fake one. Amit Shah did not send any such letter to Pushkar Singh Dhami recommending a ‘Z’ category security to Nupur Sharma
“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.
“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…
“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.
“The infant formula shortage was purposely created because Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates invested in artificial breast milk.”
PolitiFact says: There’s no evidence an investment involving Gates and Zuckerberg in an artificial breast milk company is related to the formula shortage.
“Assam government order/law – To provide compensation for those evacuees, who prove their citizenship”
FACTLY says: A PIL was filed by Congress leader in Guwahati High court seeking a rehabilitation policy for those evacuated by the Assam government in September 2021. The Assam government filed a counter affidavit in the court saying…
“Videos show that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy uses cocaine.”
“The White House presented commemorative coins” dedicated to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.”
“‘I will always choose a lazy person to do a hard job, because he will find an easy way to do it.’ – Bill Gates”
FACTLY says: There is no evidence to show that this statement about choosing a lazy person for a hard job was made by Bill Gates. Similar statements about choosing a lazy person were at least available since 1920
“Photo showing first Iftar party of Independent India hosted by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad”
FACTLY says: The photo was from a lunch hosted by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to the Indian Cabinet after C. Rajagopalachari became the Governor-General of India in 1948. Abul Kalam Azad, the first minister of Education in Independent …
“Recent video of Rajasthan citizens pledging to boycott Congress party amid communal violence in Karauli”
FACTLY says: The video shared in the post shows old visuals from a demonstration organised by the Rajasthan Unemployed Unified Federation in November 2020. As part of the demonstration, the unemployed youth present in the meeting to…
“Says New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said her country doesn’t have to deal with the “rage of older white men” because “we’ve never allowed Rupert Murdoch to set up a media outlet here.”
PolitiFact says: The quote is fabricated. A communications expert in New Zealand made a related comment to The Guardian in 2020, but even that quote is distorted in this social media post.
“Maryam Nawaz Sharif gave a video statement against Prime Minister Imran Khan while intoxicated.”
“A video shows Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy singing “Imagine” by John Lennon.”
“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wore a Nazi cross symbol.”
PolitiFact says: An Iron Cross visible on some of Zelensky’s military green T-shirts is not a Nazi symbol. It represents the official emblem of Ukraine’s armed forces and includes the country’s coat of arms in the center.
“Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson "described in a speech to a law school what you were doing as critical race theory.”
FactCheck.org says: Jackson said CRT "doesn't come up in my work as a judge. It's never something that I've studied or relied on." Her speech was about sentencing policy, not sentencing decisions.
“Amazing President Zelensky and his wife”
Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: Fact Crescendo Cambodia found out the claim mentioned above is false. The couple singing a song together is not the Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy and his wife. The couple appearing in the video is the artist A…
“Ukrainian President [Zelensky] fled Kiev abandoning his people [and] broadcasts Presidential videos with a green screen.”
FactCheck.org says: Ukrainian President Zelensky appeared in several videos that show he has remained in the country since Russia invaded on Feb. 24. But a post on Facebook falsely claims he fled. There’s no evidence to support the claim.