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 Vera Files16 Dec 2024Philippines Politics and government

Social media posts

“Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro is facing a disbarment case filed by former president Rodrigo Duterte.”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: There is no disbarment case filed against Luistro. Duterte has not announced any intention to remove the lawmaker's license to practice law.

Checked by FactCheck.org16 Dec 2024United States Politics and government

Social media posts

“In 1994, a crime bill authored by Joe Biden locked Black men up for years for the same gun charge he just pardoned Hunter Biden for today.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts

FactCheck.org says: The lead gun charge that Hunter Biden was convicted of is rarely pursued and did not come from the 1994 crime bill that his father shepherded into law.

Checked by PesaCheck16 Dec 2024Politics and government

DR MORGANS

“post shared on X (formerly Twitter), with a video purportedly showing the son of exiled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad being publicly hanged”

PesaCheck rated this: False

Checked by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka16 Dec 2024Sri Lanka Politics and government

Social media posts

“President AKD Has Announced Rs. 50,000 for Each Household or Rs. 100,000 Grants for Individuals Over 18”

Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated this: False

Checked by PesaCheck16 Dec 2024Kenya Politics and government

Miss Smith

“press release on X (formerly Twitter), purportedly from the Office of the 4th President of the Republic of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta”

PesaCheck rated this: Fake

Checked by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka14 Dec 2024Sri Lanka Politics and government

Social media posts

“Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya Did Not Complete Her PhD”

Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated this: False

Checked by Logically Facts13 Dec 2024Syria Politics and government

Social media posts

“A video shows a major protest in Idlib, Syria, against the new transitional government after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad's regime.”

Logically Facts rated this: Misleading

Checked by PolitiFact13 Dec 2024United States Politics and government

Social media posts

“Dr. Assad will return to ophthalmology after being deposed as president of Syria and plans to set up an eye clinic in Russia.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

Checked by PolitiFact12 Dec 2024United States Politics and government

Social media posts

“Elon Musk said he might run for governor of California.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

Checked by FACTLY12 Dec 2024India Politics and government

Social media posts

“Photo of MP Shashi Tharoor, who was injured recently in 2024.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: This photo is from December 2022, when he sprained his left foot while walking in the parliament.

Checked by PesaCheck12 Dec 2024Kenya Politics and government

Cornelius K. Ronoh

“photo on X (formerly Twitter), purportedly of Kenyan President William Ruto”

PesaCheck rated this: Altered

Checked by PesaCheck12 Dec 2024Politics and government

Shekhar Pujari2

“post on X (formerly Twitter) with a video purportedly of a plane carrying ex-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad crashing near Homs in December 2024”

PesaCheck rated this: False

Checked by FACTLY12 Dec 2024India Politics and government

Social media posts

“The visuals showing uniformed individuals opening a 500-year-old Torah manuscript found in the basement of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s residence.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The viral video shows Tunisian authorities seizing a rare 15th-century Torah manuscript in Ben Arous, Tunisia, from smugglers on 10 March 2017. The manuscript, made of calfskin and spanning 37 meters, contains all five …

Checked by PesaCheck12 Dec 2024Kenya Politics and government

ericsichangi

“video claiming to show former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i addressing Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs CS Hassan Joho and Suna East Member of Parliament Junet Mohamed”

PesaCheck rated this: False

Checked by ThePrint12 Dec 2024India Politics and government

Social media posts

“Visuals of an aircraft crash event is of a plane carrying Bashar al-Assad, the ousted Syrian president.”

ThePrint rated this: FALSE

Checked by PesaCheck12 Dec 2024Ethiopia Politics and government

Social media posts

“website claiming Ethiopia’s president is offering financial aid for Christmas”

PesaCheck rated this: Hoax

Checked by PesaCheck12 Dec 2024Politics and government

The Global Eye

“X (formerly Twitter) post with an image claiming to show ex-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife in Moscow, Russia, after arriving from Syria in December 2024”

PesaCheck rated this: False

Checked by PesaCheck11 Dec 2024Kenya Politics and government

bmos59

“video posted on TikTok claiming to show President William Ruto asking former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for forgiveness”

PesaCheck rated this: False

Checked by FACTLY11 Dec 2024India Politics and government

Social media posts

“Visuals of an aircraft crash event that was carrying Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The visuals in the video show the incident on 02 September 2024, when a MiG-29 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Barmer, Rajasthan, during a routine training mission. The flight was owned by the India…

Checked by PesaCheck10 Dec 2024Politics and government

zoey

“digital card on X (formerly Twitter) with Kenyans.co.ke branding and purportedly quoting Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba”

PesaCheck rated this: Fake