“Online posts omit the context of MP Mike Amesbury's and Peter Lynch's court verdicts to make misleading comparisons.”
Logically Facts rated this: Misleading
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“Pardons issued by President Joe Biden are "null and void because I'm sure Biden didn't have any idea that it was taking place. And somebody was using an autopen to sign off and to give pardons to, as an example ... the J6 unselect committee.”
FactCheck.org rated this: No Evidence
FactCheck.org says: Presidents don’t need to sign pardons for them to be official, the use of autopens is legal and there is no evidence any pardons were signed by a staffer without Biden’s knowledge or consent..
“The video shows a police lathi charge on people protesting the Waqf Bill in Uttar Pradesh.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The video dates back to 20 December 2019, when the police clamped down on protesters who threw stones at them during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests at Nakhass Chowk in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. We fou…
“Video of the Ukrainian President Dancing”
Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading
“digital card on Facebook with the BBC logo reporting that Kenya’s President William Ruto has been banned from travelling to Britain”
PesaCheck rated this: Fake
“digital card with Citizen Digital’s logo and a quote from Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) president Dr Erick Rutto”
PesaCheck rated this: Fake
“letter purportedly from the clerk of the National Assembly Samuel Njoroge requesting the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to vet seven cabinet nominees”
PesaCheck rated this: Fake
“link circulating on WhatsApp purporting that the Ugandan government is offering Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) grants”
PesaCheck rated this: Hoax
“photo circulating on X (formerly Twitter) claiming to show Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame in an M23-labelled army uniform”
PesaCheck rated this: Fake
“RSS leader attended iftar party after Nagpur violence”
ThePrint rated this: False
“screenshot shared on X (formerly Twitter) purportedly of The Star newspaper’s Corridors of Power column reporting on a planned “Kikuyu exodus” from the Kenyan government”
PesaCheck rated this: Fake
“The viral video shows actor Vijay’s office being demolished as a consequence of him hosting an Iftar party in Chennai.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The viral video is unrelated to the Iftar. The footage is from 18 February 2025, when authorities demolished a TVK youth wing office in Tiruvallur for encroaching on public land. The incident occurred before Ramzan began
“video in which United States President Donald Trump speaks about deportations”
PesaCheck rated this: Altered
“Video shows a rally held against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 in Delhi in March 2025.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: This video has no connection with India and dates back to September 2024. It was captured during Pope Francis’ three-day visit to East Timor in September 2024.
“Fictional characters Annalise Keating, Elle Woods, Saul Goodman, Harvey Specter, Johnny Sins, and Atty. Rober Kardashian issued statements criticizing the ICC and defending former president Rodrigo Duterte following his March 11 arrest in connection with drug-related killings in the Philippines”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
Vera Files says: None of the celebrities who portrayed these characters released any statement on Duterte's arrest. CNN and Fox News did not publish these quote cards.
“President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that, “After I’ve annexed Greenland and making it the 52nd State, I will annexe Alaska.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The Philippine National Police released a memo explicitly forbidding police officers from voicing out support for former President Rodrigo Duterte.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs Context
Vera Files says: There is no such memo. However, the PNP has a set of guidelines on social media posting to observe the organization's nonpartisanship stance.
“The video shows a few women blocking an army convoy from entering a village after President’s Rule was imposed in Manipur in February 2025.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The video dates back to 30 April 2024 and is unrelated to the imposition of the President’s Rule in February 2025. It shows a protest by women from the Meitei cultural movement, Meira Paibis (torchbearers), at Kumbi Pol…
“The video shows Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut hugging each other”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The viral video of CM Yogi Adityanath hugging Kangana Ranaut is AI-edited. Watermarks of “Minimax” and “Hailuo AI” indicate AI generation. “Minimax” and “Hailuo AI” are AI tools that allow users to generate videos using…
“Under the final two years of Biden, 1 in every 4 jobs created in America was a government job ... but under the first full month of President Trump ... 93% of all job gains were in the private sector.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Cherry picking