“Digital card with a quote by Acting Nairobi Governor”
PesaCheck rated this: FALSE
Politics and government
4,522 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.
“Image shows French President Emmanuel Macron after being slapped.”
PesaCheck rated this: FALSE
“The opposition is annoyed at the launch of the Duterte government's LRT-2 East extension project.”
Vera Files rated this: False
“This is an image of Deputy President William Ruto being washed off from State House’s wall”
PesaCheck rated this: FALSE
“Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to El Paso is “over 1000 miles away” from the “border crisis.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
“Narendra Modi led BJP Government had passed a new amendment to award capital punishment to every rape convict”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: In August 2018, The Government of India passed The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 by amending the Indian penal code. This amendment by the Indian Government allows courts to award capital punishment to those who are…
“Photo showing trash spilling over from Manila bay to the baywalk was taken before the term of President Rodrigo Duterte”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“See how former Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sonia is exposing the Congress party? “The BJP has been in opposition for 20/30 years and has never once spoken out against India’s dignity. But the Congress party, which has been in opposition for just seven years, is bent on humiliating India every time it sees progress” Should the Congress party be uglier than this?”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“Claim: Parody tweet was misunderstood that Omar Abdullah criticized Congress Party”
Fact Crescendo rated this: False
“Muthuvel Karunanidhi has issued an order to the Prime Minister of the Union Government to immediately cancel the NEET exams and CAA laws.”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“Only President Duterte among the country's leaders has given the Navy two modern frigates to protect the Philippine territorial waters.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs context
Vera Files says: While the two brand new frigates from South Korea were delivered during the Duterte administration, the acquisition process began in 2013, under the Aquino presidency.
“Notice to Drivers who holding a badge with Driving License. The Government of Tamil Nadu is to provide a relief amount of Rs.1000 to all motorists”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“Chief Minister MK Stalin had put lemon fruit on the tires of the vehicle when he visited Tamil Nadu House in Delhi.”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda will be sent to prison for a false accusation against President Rodrigo Duterte”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Photo of Assam’s Congress leader Amjad Ali who was caught with ammunition”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The image of a man in handcuffs actually shows a Bangladeshi madrasa teacher who was arrested for alleged sexual harassment of a student, who eventually committed suicide back in 2018. The other image shows ammunition r…
“Video of AAP MP Sanjay Singh beating his party’s MLA at a meeting”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The men exchanging blows in the video belong to Uttar Pradesh BJP unit. BJP MP Sharad Tripathi had assaulted BJP MLA Rakesh and they subsequently exchanged blows following an argument over placement of names on a founda…
“Joe Biden will never veto a bill. He’ll go down in history as a president who has never vetoed a bill, cause he will sign whatever Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi put on his desk. ... They’re running the show.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Lacks Context
FactCheck.org says: When presidents enjoy a unified government, meaning the same party controls the House, Senate and White House, they rarely veto legislation.
“People must know how the media and state governments are misleading the people by blaming only the central government on the taxation of petrol and diesel in India !! The union government levies 20% on petrol, 21% on diesel, 34% on state petrol and 25% on diesel. Tamil Nadu ranks second in state taxation on petrol and diesel, mainly in India !!”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“Queen Elizabeth stated Narendra Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to whom she had to bow down”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: Queen Elizabeth had not made any such statement on PM Narendra Modi. There is no such news report found on the internet linking such a statement to Queen Elizabeth
“A digital card with a quote from Justice Joel Ngugi labeling President Uhuru Kenyatta as a dictator.”
PesaCheck rated this: FALSE