“A fake digital card with a quote attributed to Kenyan MP Kimani Ichung'wah”
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.
“Fake digital card with a quote attributed to MP Rigathi Gachagua”
PesaCheck rated this: FALSE
“Fake gazette notice purpotedly by President Kenyatta”
PesaCheck rated this: FALSE
“President Biden can #CancelStudentDebt with the stroke of a pen.”
PolitiFact rated this: Possible, but no legal slam dunk
PolitiFact says: Those advocating student debt relief say the law allows President Biden do it by executive order. But the law may not allow him to accomplish this goal so easily, experts say.
“Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV was found guilty of misusing P245 million given by PNoy (former president Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III)”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Khushboo Mirza, an alumna of Aligarh Muslim University has been promoted as a director at the ISRO. She is only the second Indian Muslim after former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: While it is true that Khushboo Mirza is part of the ISRO’s Chandrayaan missions 1 & 2, she is not promoted to the rank of director at the ISRO. Khushboo Mirza categorically rejected the claim that she has been promoted …
“Image shows Robredo admitting her party fears the Duterte camp”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Screenshot was altered to insert the supposed admission
“Interior Minister Dr Fred Matiangi is missing”
PesaCheck rated this: FALSE
“Photo claiming to show President Kenyatta's convoy in Kisumu”
PesaCheck rated this: FALSE
“Union Government is providing financial assistance of Rs. 4 lakhs to the victims of Corona. I have attached the relevant form here… This fund would be a great help to their family if any of the relatives we know, who lost their lives to corona. I kindly request every one to take advantage of this. Thanks”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“Video of Prime Minister of Azerbaijan inappropriately touching a woman”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The person in the video is an Azerbaijani ex-MP and University Professor Huseynbala Miralamov who was fired after being caught on camera inappropriately touching his woman employee. There are no recent news articles of …
“In my first four months in office, more than two million jobs have been created. That’s more than double the rate of my predecessor, and more than eight times the rate of President Reagan.”
Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios
Washington Post says: The Fact Checker automatically assigns Two Pinocchios for claims that a president is responsible for job growth. Too many factors are beyond a president's control.
“Former President Pratibha Patil had recently praised the governance of PM Narendra Modi”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: Former President Pratibha Patil had not made any public statement praising the Governance of PM Narendra Modi. This message shared in the post is being circulated on social media at least since 2018. Pratibha Patil’s of…
“President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the imprisonment of Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo over sexual harassment charges”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“The use and possession of marijuana on U.S. college campuses “remains prohibited under federal law”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: Marijuana is still classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, making it illegal under federal law. Even if a state legalizes it, campuses can ban marijuana on their own.
“With a 91% approval rating, President Rodrigo Duterte is the best compared to world leaders from Germany, Canada, Italy, Russia, India, the US, the UK, France and Japan”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“The state government has not started the work even if the union government is allotted Rs 600 crore for the Chengalpattu Center. ~ Vijayabaskar”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“Claim: BJP government not appointed any priests to recite Bhagavd Gita to cows in Rajasthan”
Fact Crescendo rated this: False
“Says Donald Trump signed the Insurrection Act and “still is president.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: There’s no evidence that Trump invoked the law during his final days in office. He is not president anymore.
“Claim: Misinformation spreading that Ex minister Vijayabhaskar accused DMK government”
Fact Crescendo rated this: False