Politics and government

“Chinese president Xi Jinping has been put under house arrest and lost contact with the world”

FACTLY says: Reports suggest that Xi Jinping has been in quarantine for 10 days following his Uzbekistan’s visit for SCO summit on 16 September 2022. On 27 September, he appeared in public for the first time since returning from the…

“I have never denied that I lost. I don’t live in the governor’s mansion; I would have noticed.”

Washington Post says: A review of past statements finds she often said the election was "stolen" and she "won" while often leaving herself a rhetorical exit.

“The Government of India’s Digitize India Platform (DIP) is providing part-time income for digitizing old government documents”

FACTLY says: The Government of India closed the Digitize India Platform (DIP) program on 30 March 2019, based on the Project Review Steering Group (PRSG) recommendations. Currently, the government is not running this DIP program for…

“When we were in government, we had a record spending on defence. Under Labor it had been down to the lowest level since 1938 ...”

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Dutton is incorrect. When measured as a share of GDP, defence spending under Labor fell to 1.52 per cent, which is the lowest since 1938-39 when it was 1.5 per cent. But the high point of spending under the previous …

“*India 🍻 JODO* Rahul Gandhi and senior Congress leaders coming out of a local bar in Kerala drunk during the trip, do not know whether the bar is connecting or Bharat God knows or Congress”

“Look who is sitting in the Chief Minister’s chair – Sheetal Mhatre”

“No one gathered at the EDSA People Power Monument to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law”

“President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had large audience while delivering his speech at the 77th United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 21.”

Vera Files says: Video clips showing a large audience in Marcos' recap posted on his Facebook page appear to have been shot around the time of either UNGA president Csaba Kőrösi’s address or UN secretary-general António Guterres’ speech…

“Republicans plan to end Social Security and Medicare if they take back the Senate.”

Washington Post says: There is no such plan.

“Old 500-rupee currency notes having the same serial number but with the signatures of two different RBI governors indicates a scam by the UPA government.”

FACTLY says: he Reserve Bank of India (RBI) while answering a FAQ stated that there is a possibility of two or more bank notes having the same serial number but clarified that those identical banknotes would either have a different …

“PFI and Islamic Jihadi organizations called for strike today and Congress stopped its padyatra today Nothing can be more disgusting and shameful than this”

“US President "spoke only" with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York City.”

Vera Files says: White House records show Biden met with at least five other world leaders on the sidelines of the UNGA in New York City.

“A photo of MP Shashi Tharoor conversing with ladies is being shared sarcastically claiming it as a picture from Bharat Jodo Yatra, Kerala.”

“The Aam Aadmi Party district president, Agra, was caught cheating on his wife with a co-worker”

FACTLY says: As per media reports, the man in the video was caught by his wife cheating on her in a hotel room His name is Dinesh; he reportedly works at a hospital in Agra. The Aam Aadmi Party’s district president of Agra, Dheeraj …

“Every time a Republican has been elected president over the last few decades, House Democrats have objected to the result”

PolitiFact says: Democrats have objected to election results in prior years, after the losing candidate had conceded. When Republicans objected in 2021, Trump was trying to stay in office.

“Nehru is taking OATH in Britain as a British citizen to become PM of India ? What a mockery, Congress has done to the Indian citizen & his family continude with GANDHI surname ? Reason India should be “CONGRESS MUKT BHARAT”!”

“Congress Bharat joda yatra uniting Indian people”

“Then-Vice President Mike Pence "seized power" from President Donald Trump and undertook "a coup" when he called on federal agencies to stop the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.”

PolitiFact says: None of Pence’s exchanges with federal officials on Jan. 6 impinged on or usurped Trump’s role as president.

“Bongbong Marcos cried during an interview with Toni Gonzaga after he was labeled a "party animal”

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