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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.

Checked by FactCheck.org3 Dec 2020United StatesPolitics and government
Donald Trump, President of the United States

“The tremendous success we had in the House of Representatives, and the tremendous success we’ve had so far in the Senate ... it is statistically impossible that the person, me, that led the charge lost.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: As John McCormack wrote in National Review, “the notion that down-ballot Republicans greatly outperformed President Trump is inaccurate.”

Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check1 Dec 2020AustraliaPolitics and government
Anthony Albanese, Opposition Leader

“[W]e had a 15 per cent reduction when we were in government. Up to … the end of last year, there had only been a 1 per cent reduction under this government since it came to office in 2013.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Close to the mark

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Albanese's claim is close to the mark. Annual greenhouse gas emissions fell 14.4 per cent under the last Labor government. By December 2019, under the Coalition, they had fallen 1.4 per cent. The quarterly figures re…

Checked by FACTLY24 Nov 2020IndiaPolitics and government
Social media posts

“Rs. 10,000 flood relief given recently to the flood victims in Hyderabad by the State Government is actually financed from the Rs. 550 crores flood aid released by the Central Government”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The Central Government has released Rs. 448 crores as part of its share of SDRMF to Telangana. This is a statutory obligation upon the Central Government, and it releases funds to every state irrespective of a disaster.…