“screenshot claiming to show a Facebook post by Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FBC) featuring Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed”
PesaCheck rated this: Altered
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.
“video claiming former Speaker of Parliament and Uganda’s First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga is dead”
PesaCheck rated this: False
“photo posted on TikTok purportedly showing opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, displaying a poster of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni”
PesaCheck rated this: Altered
“Facebook post purporting to show former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua with an unknown woman at the DP’s official residence in Karen”
PesaCheck rated this: False
“A video claiming to show former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates visiting the Kashi Vishwanath temple in India has gone viral on social media”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“digital card on Facebook, purportedly from Kenyans.co.ke and quoting Kikuyu Member of Parliament (MP) Kimani Ichung’wah”
PesaCheck rated this: Altered
“Video shows Arvind Kejriwal admitting that the AAP government failed to resolve issues with drinking water, sewage, and roads in Delhi.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: This is a clipped video. In the full length video, Kejriwal’s comments were directed at BJP MLA Om Prakash Sharma of the Vishwas Nagar constituency in Delhi. Kejriwal criticized Sharma for failing to address issues rela…
“A 35-second clip from U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent inaugural ceremony has gone viral on social media, claiming that the authorities asked Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to leave the event”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“A video shows Chandra Arya, an Indian-origin Canadian MP, speaking in Kannada in the Canadian Parliament as he files his nomination for the Prime Minister’s position.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The viral video is from May 2022, when MP Chandra Arya delivered a speech in Kannada in the Canadian Parliament. The Indian-origin MP posted the same video on X on 20 May 2022. This confirms the speech is old and not af…
“image on TikTok claiming to show a photo of Ugandan politician Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine meeting United States President Donald Trump”
PesaCheck rated this: Altered
“This post on TikTok claiming that Mathias Mpuuga, the former Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Parliament, died in an accident”
PesaCheck rated this: False
“video on Facebook purportedly of President William Ruto being heckled during Jamhuri Day celebrations in 2024”
PesaCheck rated this: Altered
“Bill gates did not visited kashi vishwanath temple during mahakumbh 2025”
Sakal rated this: FALSE
“certificate allegedly awarded to President William Ruto for being the second most corrupt president in the world”
PesaCheck rated this: Fake
“Housemaid Farida Khatoon caught on camera when she was mixing her urine in juice before serving a Hindu house owner. The house owner is being called a Samajwadi Party Leader. Trust me, you are just Kafir for them so choose your maid, servant, worker & assistant carefully.”
Youturn rated this: false
“Photos of Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav taking a holy dip at the Maha Kumbh Mela”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The photos show Akhilesh Yadav taking a bath in the river is from Haridwar, not the Maha Kumbh Mela. He posted these images on his ‘X’ account on 14 January 2025. As of 21 January 2025, there are no news reports of him …
“TikTok video announcing that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was captured by Russian forces while visiting a village east of the country”
PesaCheck rated this: False
“Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s tweet referring to India as a country of fools and criticising the government for spending money on ritual baths during the 2025 Prayagraj Maha Kumbh Mela.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The viral tweet is fake and was not posted by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Her official verified Twitter handle is ‘@priyankagandhi’, not ‘@PriyankagaINC’. The same screenshot has been circulating before she joined X (formerl…
“Rahul Gandhi insulted Mallikarjun Kharge during the inauguration of the Congress party’s new headquarters.”
ThePrint rated this: FALSE
“31 year old lady coolie Sandhya Marawi, badge No 36.Her husband died in 2016 so she took up her husband's job who used to work as a coolie, to feed her 3 small kids and her mother-in- law! She works on Katni Railway Station at jabalpur. She is the first Lady coolie in any Railway Station. She has been working to look after her family. Hats off to her”
Manorama Online rated this: Misleading