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ភ្លេង​មច្ចុរាជ, Social Media User

“Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's oldest son Hun Manet took a selfie with body of Chev Vathana who was killed in a house in Takeo province some years ago.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Altered

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: The original photo shows Prime Minister Hun Sen’s oldest son Hun Manet taking a selfie alone. And the picture of the woman’s body is of Ms. Chev Sovathana who was killed in early 2018 in Takeo province.

Doug Mastriano, GOP candidate for governor

“When the government ensured that the Little Sisters of the Poor wouldn’t have to violate their religious beliefs, my opponent @JoshShapiroPA sued them and forced them to go to the Supreme Court. He lost and proved that he’s too extreme for Pennsylvania.”

Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios

Washington Post says: The nuns sued to join a case that was aimed at the federal government; Shapiro did not sue the nuns. Mastriano is falsely claiming otherwise.

Social media posts

“Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tweeted before his death: "I have information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: Internet trolls used former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s death to promote a conspiracy theory that the Clintons are responsible for multiple deaths. An unrelated suspect has been arrested for the assassination.

Social media posts

“Union Minister Rajnath Singh has decided to conduct the future army recruitments through the previous approach and not via Agnipath scheme -TV breaking news”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: Defence minister Rajnath Singh did not announce any such decision about future army recruitments to be done through previous recruitment approach. Currently, army recruitments are being done through the Agnipath scheme.…