Politics and government

“The government is stopping the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps”

Vera Files says: The 4Ps conditional cash transfer program is institutionalized under Republic Act 11310. It cannot be abolished without Congress passing another law to repeal it.

“The video shows BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari stating that his party will not survive in West Bengal unless it changes its attitude.”

FACTLY says: Suvendu Adhikari’s remarks were made in the context of addressing allegations against the BJP and defending the party’s stance on voter lists and ‘illegal infiltrators’. He did not say that the BJP will not survive in W…

“Have you been asked to catch the dog and keep it in one place, or have you been asked to kill the dog? If this policy of killing dogs is in place, then shouldn't this happen? We should raise our voice against it. What do you say?”

“States are merely an 'agent' for the Federal Government in counting and tabulating the votes. They must do what the Federal Government, as represented by the President of the United States, tells them, FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COUNTRY, to do.”

FactCheck.org says: The Constitution gives states the authority to run elections, with oversight from Congress, and the president has no direct role.

“India moved about 100 tonnes of its gold reserves from foreign vaults to India in response to the recent tariff hike imposed by President Trump.”

FACTLY says: There are no credible reports indicating that India moved about 100 tonnes of its gold reserves from foreign vaults to India in response to the recent tariff hike imposed by President Trump. This viral news report video…

“Congress aloo to sona scheme”

“Illegal Bangladeshi intruders armed with country-made spears and weapons. Brutal attack on police and officials! This is not just an attack on law and order but also on the sovereignty of the country. How long will India tolerate this infiltration?”

“Video shows illegal Bangladeshi immigrants armed with homemade spears preparing to attack law enforcement officials in Assam.”

FACTLY says: The visuals are from a violent clash between rival BNP factions in Ashtagram, Kishoreganj, Bangladesh, on 1 July 2025.

“This video shows Bilawal Bhutto saying, “Our people are in India’s Parliament.”

FACTLY says: The video uses old footage of Bhutto’s speech from Pakistan’s National Assembly, to which a manipulated audio has been dubbed. The original speech, delivered on 7 May 2025, contains no such remarks.

“US President Donald Trump, in a social media post, criticised Prime Minister Modi for not responding to his tariff concerns.”

FACTLY says: The viral screenshot attributed to Donald Trump of criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi originated from the parody account ‘Wokeflix’, which regularly posts satirical content, and is not an official statement from T…

“Vicente Sotto III elected Senate president of the 20th Congress”

Vera Files says: Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero was reelected as Senate president of the 20th Congress. Sotto is the minority leader.

“𝐆𝐞𝐧. 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐦 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐯 𝐆𝐨𝐠𝐨𝐢! 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 — 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞! When your 𝙡𝙤𝙮𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 get clearer than your speeches in Parliament...”

“The viral video shows Samajwadi Party (SP) workers slapping Maulana Sajid Rashidi.”

FACTLY says: The viral video is unrelated to Maulana Sajid Rashidi. It actually shows a clash between two groups during a booth-level SP meeting in Syana tehsil of Bulandshahr in May 2025, two months before the incident where Maulan…

“You ought to be speaking about Bill Clinton, who went to the island 28 times," referring to Jeffrey Epstein’s private island.”

FactCheck.org says: Former President Bill Clinton flew multiple times on airplanes belonging to the late Jeffrey Epstein. Available flight logs show no evidence that Clinton visited Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean.

“Home Minister Amit Shah claims that Sardar Patel tried to stop Nehru from announcing the Indus Waters Treaty in 1960.”

“The viral video shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praising Jesus Christ during a public speech.”

FACTLY says: This video is manipulated. AI-generated audio was added to the original video of the speech by PM Modi delivered on 03 June 2022 in Parunkh, Uttar Pradesh. Nowhere in that speech did he mention Jesus Christ. While Modi …

“This is the building of the Defence Ministry of the Maldives. The picture is of the Prime Minister of India. Is the name written as surrender?”

“President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has cancelled his upcoming State of the Nation Address following the devastation brought by Tropical Storm Crising.”

Vera Files says: While Marcos froze SONA preparations earlier this week, he did not cancel or postpone the constitutionally-mandated event set to take place on July 28.

“The viral video shows BJP MP Arun Govil criticising Prime Minister Modi for leaving the country at the start of the Parliament session.”

FACTLY says: Arun Govil was criticising the opposition’s protest in Parliament over the SIR in Bihar, not PM Modi’s foreign visit.

“The collapse of bridges in Bihar is continuing. These days, it is the season of bridge collapse. On Wednesday, 5 bridges collapsed in the state in a single day. Such news is coming from Bihar every day. In this sequence, the limit was crossed on Wednesday when five bridges collapsed in a single day in two districts of the state, Siwan and Chhapra. Is this not the corruption of the government?”