“Senate Democrats just voted to give stimulus checks to criminals in prison.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: Democrats defended their stance, saying they didn't want to hurt the families of prisioners.
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“With this bill, they’re going to people in prison, they’re going to people who are illegal immigrants.”
Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios
Washington Post says: A small subset of undocumented immigrants might receive payments
“Vice President Kamala Harris said she supports deep cuts to veterans’ programs, telling vets to “get a job.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Harris never made the statements; they were fabricated on a satirical website, America's Last Line of Defense.
“Photo claiming to show Senator Irungu Kang'ata running for dear life”
PesaCheck rated this: False.
“Szymon Hołownia claimed that Prime Minister Morawiecki is spending public funds on his own hagiography and that 'Poland: The Royal Tour' is a production that occurred in a serious context funded at considerable expense.”
Stowarzyszenie Pravda rated this: Manipulacja
“Marco Rubio's 'red flag' gun confiscation bill" calls for guns to be confiscated "without due process, based on unsubstantiated accusations.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: A court could order the temporary confiscation of guns on an emergency basis if a person is judged a threat to himself or herself or others “in the near future” by possessing a gun.
“Claim: Misinformation shared that BJP woman MP falls down in drainage while inauguration”
Fact Crescendo rated this: False
“Says a photo at CPAC shows evangelical leaders praying over a golden statue of former President Donald Trump.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The image is altered. The real photograph is from January 2020 and shows faith leaders praying with then-President Donald Trump, not the statue.
“Video of Congress MLA Anil Upadhyay praising PM Modi and his initiatives”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The man praising Modi in this video is Mohan Chandra Pandey. He is not a Congress MLA. In fact, there is no Congress MLA with the name Anil Upadhyay
“Deputy President William Ruto, and his colleagues running for their lives in Trans Nzoia County”
PesaCheck rated this: FALSE
“Images showing large crowd gathering in a recent meeting organized by Congress and Left parties”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The image actually shows a large public gathering for a meeting organized by left-front parties in Kolkata’s Brigade parade ground back in 2019. Multiple news agencies have reported the meeting. Although the Left partie…
“Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin Jr. called Vice President Leni Robredo "boba" (stupid) and "mandaraya" (cheat)”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“I have never sued the nun — any nuns. I have taken on the federal government, but I’ve never sued any affiliation of nuns.”
Washington Post rated this: True
Washington Post says: As California Attorney general, Beccera sued the federal government, not Little Sisters of the Poor, a charity run by Catholic nuns
“Karen Davila tweeted that the Department of Labor and Employment has cleared ABS-CBN of labor law violations.”
Vera Files rated this: False
“President Joe Biden tweeted, "Black people communicate a certain way and me and my staff know how those kinds of people talk.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
“The Government of India has decided to impose a complete lockdown from 29 Feb to 31 Feb 2021”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The message in the photo is just a joke. The days 30 and 31 never occur in February. 2021 is not a leap year to have the 29th day in February. The Government of India did not release any statement about the new complete…
“Bollywood veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha’s tweet accusing the BJP Government policies and Narendra Modi’s extravagant dressing”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: This tweet was not made from the official Twitter handle of Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha. There is no account with the user-ID ‘@sirshatrughanji’ on Twitter. Also, there is no verified symbol visible on the tweet sh…
“HR 1 will allow members of Congress to draw a second salary “worth an estimated $600,000 per year!”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The bill does not change existing law that allows non-incumbent candidates to draw a salary from campaign funds. The law is rarely used by candidates.
“Says President Joe Biden canceled Trump’s “child sex ring operation, which saw thousands of arrests last year.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Biden Admin Refused Texas Governor's Request to Run Power at Full Capacity”
FactCheck.org rated this: False