Politics and government

“Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced festival advance of Rs 10,000 for central government employees. It comes with 18 per cent GST. The amount after deduction is Rs 8,200 and can’t be availed as cash directly.”

Vishvas News says: While it is true that Finance Minister announced Rs 10,000 festival advance for government employees, the claim that it comes with 18 per cent GST is false.

“Mitch McConnell is the richest senator in the U.S. Senate. Kentucky is the poorest state in America.”

“Soon-to-be presidential debate moderator Kristen Welker of NBC attended a holiday party at the White House and posed for a photo with the Obamas”

“There is a double standard in how Senate Republicans handled the confirmations for Obama's and Trump's high court picks”

“Federal law requires people to speak English to be naturalized as American citizens.”

PolitiFact says: Foreigners seeking American citizenship must pass an English language test, though there are a few exceptions.

“Joe Biden lives in a large estate bought on a senator's salary”

“President Corazon Aquino shutdown the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, a project of her predecessor Ferdinand Marcos Sr., because she "didn't want Filipinos to remember the Marcos family.”

Vera Files says: While it is true that Aquino decommissioned the multi-billion-peso BNPP, the “reason” that Gadon cited has nothing to do with the mothballed power plant. In 1986, Aquino’s Executive Order 55 declared that the Philippine…

“Video shows Joe Biden saying, 'I'm running as a proud Democrat for the Senate”

“President Donald Trump signed 9 executive orders to combat child trafficking”

“Hathras fake bhabhi in the Congress event”

Vishvas News says: Goa Congress social media head Pratibha Borkar’s picture is shared with fake claims.

“One member of parliament in the Mexican parliament took off his clothes one by one during the debate. “You are ashamed and disgusting to see me, but you are not ashamed to see our people naked in the streets, barefoot, unemployed, starving and desperate, and not disgusted when they plunder all their money and possessions and stand in the street.”

“Priyanka Gandhi hugged Hathras rape victim’s fake mother who is a Congress party worker”

FACTLY says: Photo shared in the post shows Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hugging Hathras rape victim’s mother. The other woman in the post is Goa Pradesh Congress Committee member and she has nothing to do with Hathras incident

“Barack Obama is the first former president to publicly criticize a successor”

“Biden endorsed by BLM and Antifa, TRUMP endorsed by NRA and Law Enforcement.”

FactCheck.org says: Biden hasn’t been endorsed by antifa or Black Lives Matter, though BLM co-founders support him. Trump is endorsed by the major law enforcement groups, but Biden has the backing of some law enforcement officials.

“President Donald Trump has left former Vice President Joe Biden 'in the dust' in the swing state of Ohio, according to recent polling data”

“President Donald Trump is required by law not to show his tax returns.”

“Priyanka casts Congress leader as relative of victim in Hathras”

“The United Nations defended President Rodrigo Duterte and his war on drugs, and slammed his critics, senators Risa Hontiveros and Francis Kiko Pangilinan.”

“Vice President Leni Robredo is going to be removed from office. Bongbong Marcos is the true vice president of the Philippines.”

“Charlotta Bass was the first Black woman to run for vice president”