Politics and government
4,511 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.
“Former President Donald Trump is the “current sitting” commander in chief.”
“Former President Donald Trump issued a statement threatening to leak “interesting videos” of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.”
“Former President Donald Trump tweeted, “The storm is upon us.”
“Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ranked second among the top 10 most corrupt Prime Ministers list released by Fox News”
FACTLY says: Fox News did not publish any such report on the most corrupt Prime Ministers in the world. The report was released by ‘Fox News Point’, an unknown fake website that has nothing to relate with the US-based Fox News media…
“Joe Biden was the first president in 100 years to unsuccessfully sing the alphabet song.”
“KFC Have A Free Refill Policy For Chicken Buckets !!”
“Photo shows former President Donald Trump detained by police.”
“PTI is a law-abiding party”
“Kari Lake called Trump the “fattest president since Taft” in a 2016 tweet.”
PolitiFact says: This tweet appears to be doctored. It didn’t appear in multiple searches of archive websites and we didn’t find it searching Lake’s Twitter accounts.
“The national government’s borrowing decreased from P2.58 trillion in 2021 to P2.16 trillion in 2022, proving that his administration’s budget management policy is effective.”
Vera Files says: The figures are referring only to gross borrowings or new debt that the government has incurred. While it is correct that these have decreased, the Freedom from Debt Coalition points out that the outstanding or total na…
“Under a GOP bill on cash bail, "a large quantity of people who are accused of crimes, including anyone who even witnesses certain crimes, could now be detained and subject to bail.”
“Let’s be clear. The failure of Silicon Valley Bank is a direct result of an absurd 2018 bank deregulation bill signed by Donald Trump that I strongly opposed.”
FactCheck.org says: While the law did reduce oversight of small and midsized banks, experts are divided about whether it caused the recent collapse of two banks.
“Atrocities with Hindi brothers happening in Tamil Nadu says Tamil Nadu CM Stalin says leave from here by March 20. Is it not a part of India to leave. Indians have the right to live and work anywhere in India. Wake up Tamil Nadu government wake up.”
“Law passed against Brahmins in America!! Jai Bhim slogans were raised in the Parliament. In America, Brahmin will remain as human and not as superior. Say Jai Bhim”
“Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met "with the radical green energy group behind the gas stove ban," which "has ties to the" Chinese Communist Party.”
PolitiFact says: Granholm did meet with the Rocky Mountain Institute’s CEO in 2021, but the group's views on gas stoves and China need context, as does the government's ability and inclination to ban them.
“In my first two years in office, I brought down the deficit a record $1.7 trillion, more than any president has in American history.”
PolitiFact says: The number is accurate, but it came after the deficit had risen because of a temporary phase of unusual federal spending during the coronavirus pandemic.