“The 56-year-old Congress flag-bearer has been seen with a young woman abroad.”
Youturn rated this: false
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.
“The Government of India is offering free electric cycles to school-children or students.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: Neither the Government of India nor any state government is offering a free electric cycle for school-going children or students. The video claiming that Prime Minister Modi announced a free electric bicycle scheme for …
“Walmart’s 2025 package of Thanksgiving dinner ingredients shows a “25% reduction in costs for Thanksgiving between (President Joe) Biden and me.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: President Donald Trump referred to a Walmart package of Thanksgiving dinner ingredients that cost $55 in 2024 and costs $40 this year — a 27% decline. The 2024 and 2025 dinner packages are not identical. The $15 price d…
“The Prime Minister of India has special immunity from civil or criminal proceedings while in office.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The Prime Minister of India does not enjoy any special immunity from civil or criminal proceedings while in office. Only the President and the Governors are granted constitutional immunity under Article 361 of the Const…
“Now even BJP leaders have taken to the streets of Delhi against the Modi government.”
Youturn rated this: old video
“The video shows people assaulting and mistreating soldiers during the UPA government tenure, when Dr Manmohan Singh was Prime Minister, before 2014.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The incident did not occur during the UPA government when Dr Manmohan Singh was Prime Minister (before 2014). The viral video is from 9 April 2017, during the NDA government, when Narendra Modi was Prime Minister, showi…
“Dropati Murmu's big disclosure on BJP. Does Modi government want to kill President Dropati Murmu #BJPGo”
Youturn rated this: fake
“TVK party's vote share is double Incresing every day Currently, the people of Tamil Nadu want Thalapathy Vijay TVK party No Doubt .!!! 2026 Thalapathy Vijay Tamilnadu Chief Minister”
Youturn rated this: fake
“New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani “is bringing Sharia law to America.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Zohran Mamdani has never said he seeks to implement Shariah in New York City, or anywhere in the U.S. An expert told PolitiFact that Mamdani’s support for gay rights and decriminalizing sex work are the "antithesis" of …
“Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan said that Muslims will boycott Vande Mataram as Secularism and Patriotism are forbidden in Islam.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The statement has been circulating online since 2013. Azam Khan had filed written complaints with the police the multiple items about this. He denied making this remark and clarified that such a statement was being fals…
“NDTV reported Amit Shah as saying that party workers active on social media are surviving on the government’s 5 kg ration.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The viral NDTV news card attributing a statement about party workers surviving on 5 kg ration to Home Minister Amit Shah is edited. The original graphic was posted by NDTV on 01 November 2025 from the Election Changer S…
“The viral video shows President Droupadi Murmu saying she was blackmailed by Prime Minister Modi and the government to sit in the Rafale jet.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video is digitally altered. The original visuals are from an India Today livestream of the 10th International Women’s Conference held on 14 February 2025, long before President Murmu’s Rafale jet sortie on 29 Octobe…
“Overall, the inflation since President Trump” took office “has come down.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The most basic measure of year-over-year inflation has risen on President Donald Trump’s watch. After stripping out historically volatile food and energy prices, the inflation rate under Trump has declined modestly. Wag…
“Manual count in Senate race shows different winners”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Comelec conducted no such official count
“Video of Prime Minister Modi announcing a free bike scheme for Chhath Puja 2025.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: This viral video showing Prime Minister Modi announcing a free bike scheme for Chhath Puja 2025 is fake and digitally altered. It was created by modifying the audio of the original video. The original footage shows a sp…
“Respected National President of Congress, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, making an emotional appeal to the people of Bihar - You remain alert, otherwise Rahul and Tejaswi will drown you.”
Youturn rated this: fake
“A large number of stubble is being burned in Punjab. This is directly affecting Delhi, and Delhi's air quality is continuously deteriorating. The Aam Aadmi Party government is in power in Punjab, and the Punjab government appears to be failing in controlling the incidents of stubble burning.”
Youturn rated this: old video
“An ad from the government of Ontario, Canada, “misrepresents” President Ronald Reagan’s April 25, 1987, address about tariffs.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Overall, the ad’s message aligns with most of Reagan’s remarks, which, over five minutes, expressed a dim view of tariffs. Reagan said he believed that in the long term, tariffs would lead to trade wars and hurt America…
“The Government of India is distributing ₹10,000 to poor and needy families for Diwali 2025”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The Government of India has not announced any such scheme. The viral videos use AI-generated content featuring media personalities to deceive the public into sharing personal data on a suspicious website.
“The video shows Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge criticising Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video is edited. In the original speech, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge was criticising PM Modi, Amit Shah, and the BJP over “vote chori,” not Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. In the viral video, M…