“Ricardo Zulueta has been named the sole mastermind behind the murder of Percy Lapid”
Vera Files rated this: False
Crime and security
1,827 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.
“ॐ HINDUTVA Rare footage of BBC by a British journalist who filmed “Swatantrya Veer Savarkar.” in Cellular Jail. All those insulting him are intending to insult the freedom movement of India and undermine the revolutionaries who led to Independent India.”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“An incident similar to that of Delhi’s Aftab has also been seen in Gauripura village of Azamgarh. A 22-year-old girl’s dead body was found beheaded and cut into several pieces from a well in Ahiraula police station area. We are living among wolves in human form. gruesome picture ☹️ #जागो_हिन्दू_जागो 🙏”
Youturn rated this: Misleading
“Gerald Bantag has been absolved from the murder of Percy Lapid”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Video of ‘Aaj Tak’ reporting a horrific accident near UP’s Deoria which killed 6 rats”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The original video uploaded by ‘Aaj Tak’ on YouTube on 19 April 2016 with the title “Six killed in road accident in UP” shows the visuals of injured people. Six persons were killed, and 12 others seriously injured when …
“Claim: Misleading circulated as death sentence for sex crime in dubai”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“CNN news article reporting the arrest of a Florida man for using a lost US nuke to power his home for more than 25 years”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: This article was published on various satirical websites from 2015 which admitted that this story is completely fictional. CNN or other news outlets never reported any such news. The first photo shows a Trump supporter …
“Raphael Warnock "believes in no cash bail" and "letting people out of prison that are going to make us prisoners in our own home.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Warnock does not support eliminating cash bail, but does back ending it for nonviolent offenders. He does not support widespread releases of prison inmates, but he backed a law that reduces sentences for some offenders.
“Video of a man in police uniform applying Vaseline to an ATM card wrapped with silver foil and inserting the card in ATM to withdraw cash”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The original full-length video was uploaded on the Facebook page of ‘Adley’ on 11 March 2022. However, the uploader mentions it as a scripted video and is meant for entertainment purposes only.
“Terror of ‘Hatman’ in Mumbai, woman killed, hunter in search of next victim, see the cruelty in the video #hatmankiller #hatmankillerinmumba #Crim #mumbai”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“Maxwell Visited Dhanushka In Prison To Offer His Support!”
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated this: False
“In Georgia, it's "illegal to give people water within 150 feet of a polling place" and "punishable by up to a year in prison.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: Georgia passed a law in 2021 that makes it a misdemeanor, punishable by up to 12 months in jail, to give water to voters within 150 feet of a polling place.
“A case implicating former Bureau of Corrections director general Gerald Bantag in the murder of broadcast journalist Percy Lapid has been junked”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“Kindly arrest all the agents who faked job and sent girls to ISIS form #Kerala ; @KirenRijiju it should be considered as bad as rape since 32,000 girls are being thrashed and lost all hopes twitter.com/tarekfatah/sta…”
Youturn rated this: Misleading
“I’m keeping my promise that no one should be in jail merely for using or possessing marijuana.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Exaggerates
FactCheck.org says: The pardon does not apply to people who violated state or local law, and an administration official told reporters that "there are no individuals currently in federal prison solely for simple possession of marijuana."
“Josh Riley “supports help not handcuffs” for criminals and supports defunding the police.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: Riley has said he doesn’t support defunding the police. The quote was an edited version of Riley’s statement. He actually said that “folks having a mental health crisis deserve help not handcuffs."
“Sandro Marcos burst into anger, and Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel will be sent to jail”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Mark Kelly "voted to allow prison inmates to receive stimulus checks five separate times.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: One stimulus check law was signed before Kelly took office. Kelly voted in favor of the other two laws, one signed by Donald Trump, one signed by Joe Biden. All three laws allowed inmates to collect stimulus checks.
“Sandro Marcos defended Thirdee Remulla and said the latter's arrest over alleged importation of marijuana was unlawful”
Vera Files rated this: Satire
“Days after the 2016 deadly shooting of Dallas police officers, "Mandela Barnes ... rationalized violence against American police officers.”
FactCheck.org rated this: He Condemned Attack
FactCheck.org says: The ad ignores that Barnes said the killings were “not justified in any way” and that he “denounced” the attack.