“Claim: Modi Government planning to put Rain cover for Patel statue”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
Politics and government
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.
“Nigeria’s former president Olusegun Obasanjo has suggested Nigeria is set to slide into a second civil war.”
Africa Check rated this: Misleading
“Says recent changes to Austin city policy gives homeless people more rights than property owners and allow for "homeless camps on private property, business frontage, and even public sidewalks.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“United States government has withdrawn its recommendations to restrict consumption of cholesterol because it does not contribute to heart problems”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria’s former vice president, has been put on the United Arab Emirates’ terrorism watchlist”
Africa Check rated this: False
“Central government (Modi) declared that WhatsApp will be off from 11:30 pm to 6:00 am daily.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
“Claim Mahua Moitra plagiarized her speech on her maiden parliament speech”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“When asked if the United States should have a military parade to "show off its might," President Dwight Eisenhower said, "Absolutely not. We are the pre-eminent power on Earth. For us to try and imitate what the Soviets are doing in Red Square would make us look weak.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“Then-Sen. Al Franken "was accused credibly by eight women of groping and forceable kissing. All were corroborated in real time. Two of them were since he was a senator. And the last one that came to light was a congressional staffer.”
PolitiFact rated this: Claim has notable support
“Claim: Nirav modi claims he bribed congress to allow him to flee from the country”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“Undocumented drivers "have protections that US citizens don’t receive under Green light bill.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“This metering policy is basically what prompted Óscar and Valeria to make that risky swim across the river.”
PolitiFact rated this: Metering affects border crossers
“Claim: Bill Gates converted to Islam”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari ‘launching terror flag’”
Africa Check rated this: False
“A claim that U.S., Germany and France have no educational requirement for the office of President.”
DUBAWA rated this: True
“Bill Gates has pledged $2bn to Biafra ‘when it becomes a nation’”
Africa Check rated this: False
“Claim: TN Minister Son fights with police while being drunk in Chennai”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's cabinet has become one of 11 countries in the world with gender equal cabinets.”
Africa Check rated this: Incorrect
“When President Obama was elected, the market crashed … Trump was up 9%, President Obama was down 14.8% and President Bush was down almost 4%. There is an instant reaction on Wall Street.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“Claim: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister EPS denied water from Kerala”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE