“Claim: Misinformation being shared as Indians participating in the Trump supporters senate house protest”
Fact Crescendo rated this: Fact Crescendo Rating: False
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“Trump signs Insurrection Act - General Flynn to be appointed vice president.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Kamala Harris is planning to use the 25th Amendment against Joe Biden and appoint Mike Pence as her vice president.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Last year, Pennsylvania elected officials passed a whole new law that allows universal mail-in balloting, and did it irregardless of what the Pennsylvania Constitution said.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: In October 2019, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed Act 77 to permit no-excuse, mail-in voting.
“Modi government has awarded Adani the contract to store food grains for 30 years by leaving out the FCI”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: A resolution was made to involve private parties in investment, construction, and operation of godowns and silos in National Policy on Handling, Storage and Transportation of Food grains-2000. Accordingly, FCI has invit…
“All Vice President Pence has to do is send it back to the state and recertify, and we become president.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Legal scholars across the political spectrum find nothing in the Constitution nor in legislation that gives Pence this power. The vice president opens state results and reads the final tally.
“Post claiming that Wajir governor has advertised interest free loans on his Facebook account”
PesaCheck rated this: FALSE
“Vice President Mike Pence "has the absolute right" to "send it back to the states to recertify, and we become president.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The Constitution doesn’t say the vice president shall count the votes, Epps said. “It says the votes shall be counted.” And the Electoral Count Act says that counting is done by tellers in Congress.
“Dems Pass Bill to Vaccinate Children Without Parental Knowledge, Consent.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“Claim: BJP Tamil Nadu leader Murugan not promised to withdraw farmers bill”
Fact Crescendo rated this: Altered
“The Vice President has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Neither the Constitution nor any law gives the vice president the power to reject electoral college results from particular states.
“Claim: Tamil Nadu minister Mafoi Pandiarajan interview was misinterpreted”
Fact Crescendo rated this: False
“Congress gave members a $40,000 raise this year”
The Dispatch Fact Check rated this: False
“Photo of Surat Singh Khalsa on hunger strike in protest of new farm laws passed by the Government of India”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: Photo shared in the post is an old one. This photo was shot during Surat Singh Khalsa’s hunger strike for the release of political Sikh prisoners in 2015. This photo has nothing to do with the ongoing farmers’ protest
“Claim: Altered picture being shared as Dharmapuri MP Senthil did hair cut for MK Stalin”
Fact Crescendo rated this: Altered
“HIDDEN in the 5,893 page bill that @realDonaldTrump is anticipated to VETO is a provision that says: "Nullifies the President's use of the Insurrection Act.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The defense legislation is separate from the COVID-19 relief bill, which does not mention the Insurrection Act.
“person shown in the video is Congress MLA, Anil Upadhyay. In the video, the person can be heard supporting the Farmer’s Bill.”
Vishvas News rated this: FALSE
Vishvas News says: the person shown in the video is not a Congress MLA but a contractor by profession, Sudhir Pandey.
“President Rodrigo Duterte gave a powerful order against leftist groups on Dec. 6, 2020. In the video, Duterte said the Communist Party of the Philippines and its “legal fronts and infrastructure” must be destroyed, and told soldiers to not hesitate to use their guns against a perceived enemy.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs Context
“Vice President Leni Robredo thanked people who protected the New People's Army. She said, "We need to protect the NPA. They are the hope of our nation. The government should be one with the NPA’s goals. This is my promise if I become president.”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“Central government has issued guidelines saying ration card would be cancelled if not used for three months”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: Central government has not issued any such guidelines saying ration cards would be cancelled if not used for three months. PIB through a tweet also stated the same and rated the news as fake