Politics and government

4,511 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 FACTLY5 May 2025India Politics and government

Social media posts

“The video shows a clash between police and civilians who were protesting and demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resignation following the recent 2025 Pahalgam terror attack.”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The viral video has been online since at least January 2020 and is not related to the ongoing India-Pakistan tensions following the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack.

Checked by FACTLY2 May 2025India Politics and government

Social media posts

“The video shows US President Donald Trump mocking Pakistan after India suspended the Indus Water Treaty following the Pahalgam terror attack.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The video is from a February 2016 campaign rally where Donald Trump mocked his 2016 rival Marco Rubio for awkwardly drinking water during his 2013 response to President Obama’s State of the Union address. It has no conn…

Checked by FACTLY2 May 2025India Politics and government

Social media posts

“The viral video shows former U.S. President Donald Trump challenging Pakistan, saying he would destroy the country if it attacks India.”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The video is from a September 2016 event where Trump discussed economic reforms at the Economic Club of New York. The original footage contains no such statement. AI detection by HIVE confirmed the video is authentic, b…

Checked by PesaCheck30 Apr 2025Politics and government

Social media posts

“images on X (formerly Twitter) claiming to show a couple sharing an intimate moment, with one wearing a red beret similar to that of the National Unity Platform (NUP) political party”

PesaCheck rated this: Altered

Checked by FACTLY30 Apr 2025India Politics and government

Social media posts

“US President Donald Trump is publicly supporting India’s actions against Pakistan following the Pahalgam attack.”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The video in question is fake and uses an AI-generated audio that is overlaid on an unrelated video. In the original footage, Donald Trump spoke on various political, social, and religious issues during the National Pra…

Checked by PesaCheck29 Apr 2025Kenya Politics and government

@Kaikainaipaa

“post on X (formerly Twitter) with a video claiming to show President William Ruto sharing a light moment with a Catholic Cardinal during Pope Francis’ requiem mass in Italy”

PesaCheck rated this: False

Checked by PesaCheck29 Apr 2025Kenya Politics and government

KENYA BREAKING NEWS

“Sunday Standard newspaper cover about former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s interest in the papacy”

PesaCheck rated this: Altered

Checked by PesaCheck29 Apr 2025Uganda Politics and government

goldtvugmedia323

“TikTok post claiming that Uganda’s opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) party president Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, is dead”

PesaCheck rated this: False

Checked by PesaCheck28 Apr 2025Kenya Politics and government

jazapesapromotions

“post on TikTok purportedly reporting the death of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua”

PesaCheck rated this: Altered

Checked by PesaCheck28 Apr 2025Ethiopia Politics and government

Wejerat Daily

“screenshot purportedly of a Facebook post by ex-Tigray interim president Getachew Reda about his appointment”

PesaCheck rated this: Fake

Checked by FACTLY28 Apr 2025India Politics and government

Social media posts

“The video shows Pakistani Muslims fleeing India following the government’s 48-hour deadline issued after the Pahalgam terrorist attack”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The viral video is unrelated to the Pahalgam attack on 22 April 2025. It has been online since February 2025 and predates the attack.

Checked by FACTLY28 Apr 2025India Politics and government

Social media posts

“The video shows water scarcity in Pakistan following the Indian government’s suspension of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The viral video is unrelated to the Pahalgam attack on 22 April 2025 and does not depict water scarcity in Pakistan following the Indian government’s suspension of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty. The video was uploaded by…

Checked by PesaCheck27 Apr 2025Namibia Politics and government

@gtv_ghana

“Namibia’s first female President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has ordered the deportation of over 500 Americans”

PesaCheck rated this: False

Checked by PesaCheck27 Apr 2025Kenya Politics and government

Kabuki M. Bernard

“post shared on X (formerly Twitter) claiming that Pope Francis met former Kenyan Presidents Daniel Arap Moi, Mwai Kibaki, and Uhuru Kenyatta but did not meet President William Ruto”

PesaCheck rated this: False

Checked by PesaCheck25 Apr 2025Kenya Politics and government

African Gossip Club

“video on Facebook, purportedly of United States President Donald Trump saying he would like to buy land in Kenya”

PesaCheck rated this: Altered

Checked by Vera Files24 Apr 2025Philippines Politics and government

Social media posts

“OCTA Research said in an interview that the survey showing Vice President Sara Duterte having higher ratings than President Ferdinand Marcos is fake.”

Vera Files rated this: Needs context

Vera Files says: The interview is old and was taken in February when a fake survey attributed to OCTA Research was circulating. The recent survey published by Pulse Asia is real.

Checked by Vera Files24 Apr 2025Philippines Politics and government

FB user Datth Sequira

“Supreme Court (SC) has sided with Vice President Sara Duterte, thereby blocking her impeachment”

Vera Files rated this: Misleading

Vera Files says: The information referenced in the videos came from a Feb. 25 press briefer, stating that SC ordered Congress to respond to a petition by Sara Duterte questioning the constitutionality of her impeachment. The petition is…

Checked by Vera Files23 Apr 2025Philippines Politics and government

Jamelah Jamelah, FOODIE NETH, Jay Sonza impostor page

“President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has an active warrant of arrest in the United States and owes a penalty of over USD 300 million.”

Vera Files rated this: Misleading

Vera Files says: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and former first lady Imelda Marcos were fined USD 353.6 million (PhP 20.2 billion) in 1995 for refusing to pay reparations to victims of human rights violations under late dictator Ferdin…

Checked by Logically Facts22 Apr 2025Ukraine Politics and government

Social media posts

“BBC News chyron naming Valerii Zaluzhnyi as 'Ukraine's next president.”

Logically Facts rated this: Fake

Checked by Vera Files22 Apr 2025Philippines Politics and government

FB user Romeo V Poquiz

“ICC is releasing former president Rodrigo Duterte after someone posted bail for him.”

Vera Files rated this: Satire

Vera Files says: The ICC will not release former president Duterte on bail. There is no bail under the Rome Statute, only an “interim release” which an accused has to apply for. The publisher has a history of publishing satirical posts.