Politics and government

“The law governing the transition of presidential power “doesn’t require there to be an absolute winner. It says the ‘apparent' winner.”

PolitiFact says: The primary law governing transitions, the Presidential Transition Act, took effect in 1964 and has been updated on several occasions. It uses the term “apparent” winner.

“Vedic chanting in White House on the first day of office of the new American President.”

FACTLY says: he video actually shows Vedic chanting which was organized as part of the annual conference by Hindu American Seva Communities in White House back in 2014. The chanting has nothing to do with the first day of office of …

“More than one MILLION marchers for President @realDonaldTrump descend on” Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14.”

PolitiFact says: News outlets that covered pro-Trump demonstrations in Washington, D.C., estimated that thousands attended them.

“The public beheading of a black American by white American police during the Trump administration caused a great deal of controversy not only in the United States but throughout the world. The new president of the United States apologizes on the knees of the dead black man’s daughter. Apologizing is more important than apologizing.”

“President Rodrigo Duterte is not in favor of same-sex marriage, whether it be church or civil.”

Vera Files says: Roque's claim contradicts Duterte's most recent public statement on the issue, where he explicitly said he was "in favor" of same-sex marriage. Throughout his term, Duterte has taken a nuanced position on the matter -- …

“Former Vice President Joe Biden “invented the Office of President-elect.”

FactCheck.org says: Donald Trump and Barack Obama also used the term during their transitions to the presidency.

“Turkey’s President refused to shake hands with France President Macron”

FACTLY says: The image was actually clicked during United Nations General Assembly session in New York back in 2018. Both the leaders, Macron and Erdogan indeed shook hands during their meet at the session. Images showing handshake …

“Viral image of Time magazine cover mocking US President Donald Trump”

“CNN says Dick Cheney will be advising Biden on foreign policy.”

“If Donald Trump “didn’t win Michigan why does the actual government site say he did?”

“Siri gave “CONFIRMATION of the Democrats' sinister plan to REMOVE Sleepy Joe immediately using the 25th Amendment and instate Kamala Harris as President!”

PolitiFact says: The Siri responses were part of a bug involving election data from Wolfram Alpha, a website that feeds into the assistant’s responses. There is no evidence that Democrats are working to invoke the 25th Amendment.

“The UP government is procuring stubble from farmers, nearly 5000 quintals of stubble is procured, and farmers are given cow dung in return”

FACTLY says: The Unnao district administration, in order to check stubble burning has launched a unique initiative of barter scheme under which farmers can trade two trolleys of stubble for one trolley of bio-fertilizer (cow dung ma…

“Image shows a Nov. 8, 2000, Washington Times front page with the headline, "PRESIDENT GORE.”

“The Washington Times ran a front-page headline that said, “President Gore.”

“President Rodrigo Duterte says he can still do something to reduce corruption before his term ends in June 2022.”

Vera Files says: Last September, Duterte said he had offered to resign as president because he could no longer stop corruption. He campaigned and won in the 2016 elections on the platform of ending corruption in government within three …

“A French minister accusing the Quran as ‘the source of all evil’”

FACTLY says: he video shows Belgium politician Filip Dewinter insulting Quran in Belgium parliament. Following the Paris Charlie Hebdo attack in 2015, Filip Dewinter accused the Quran as ‘the source of all evils’ during his speech a…

“The British government passed a law allowing “ordinary” citizens to administer vaccines and freeing them from any liabilities in case they vaccinate someone incorrectly.”

“We have the results of the senate & house, but not the President.”

FactCheck.org says: Mail-in ballots for all federal races are still being counted in some states.

“Photo of MP John Mbadi being chased away by a mob”

“Says President Trump’s Oct. 31 rally in Butler, Pa., drew over 57,000 people.”

PolitiFact says: We could find no official tally, but estimates from police, local news outlets and bus operators put the number of attendees between 10,000 and about 15,000.