“video on TikTok purportedly of President William Ruto appointing a Gen-Z as cabinet secretary for sports”
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 on TikTok, supposedly of former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i addressing former Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment”
PesaCheck rated this: False
“video shared on X (formerly Twitter), claiming to show Kenya’s second President, Daniel Moi, telling Martha Karua to respect men as the Narc Kenya party leader walked out of a meeting”
PesaCheck rated this: Altered
“The Supreme Court sentenced former senator Antonio Trillanes IV for presenting “spurious” bank documents of former president Rodrigo Duterte.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: The SC has not issued any decision on the matter as there is no case filed against Trillanes over alleged malicious bank deposits of Duterte that he presented in a House inquiry.
“video of former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s body being taken to Lee Funeral home”
PesaCheck rated this: False
“A law prohibits discussion of confidential funds.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: There is no such law prohibiting discussion of confidential funds. What exists is Joint Circular 2015-01, which says, “The utilization of such funds is generally confidential and classified by nature, which requires not…
“Former presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo says the House quad committee cited Vice President Sara Duterte's chief of staff Zuleika Lopez in contempt.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: It was the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability that cited Lopez in contempt, not the quad committee. The former has been investigating the alleged misuse of funds of the Office of the Vice Presi…
“Home Minister Amit Shah, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, and businessman Gautam Adani are banned from the US and Canada”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: There is no evidence to support claims of travel bans against Amit Shah, Ajit Doval, or Gautam Adani. A search of the U.S. State Department’s website revealed no travel ban on Amit Shah. The latest U.S. travel ban, issu…
“post claiming that Ugandan Member of Parliament Anthony Akol was involved in an accident”
PesaCheck rated this: Missing Context
“post on TikTok claiming that former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has died”
PesaCheck rated this: False
“press release claiming to originate from the National Police Service (NPS) warning protesters against congregating around parliament buildings”
PesaCheck rated this: Fake
“Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said “if every member of Congress had to resign for doing what Matt Gaetz has been accused of, Democrats would have a supermajority.’”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: A comment attributed to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., about Matt Gaetz and other members of Congress originated from a satirical X account.
“A video claims the Armed Forces of the Philippines pledged its support for VP Sara Duterte, following her assassination threats against President Marcos.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: The AFP affirmed its nonpartisanship stance and asked for cooler heads to prevail amid the rift between Marcos and Duterte.
“In FY2023, the U.S. Government spent $6.16 trillion while only bringing in $4.47 trillion. The last budget surplus was in 2001. This trend must be reversed, and we must balance the budget.”
Washington Post rated this: Numbers don't add up
Washington Post says: It will be all but impossible to cut $2 trillion
“When told that he could be held liable for inducing drug-related killings during his term, former president Rodrigo Duterte gave different reasons to avoid responsibility for certain cases involving “high-value” targets.”
Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop
Vera Files says: Duterte has repeatedly declared he is “taking full legal responsibility” over all extrajudicial killings committed under his campaign against illegal drugs.
“With your Democrat governor, you have some of the highest electricity prices and highest energy costs. It’s just about at the top in Wisconsin.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Looking at average residential electric bills, Wisconsin is routinely lower than the national average, according to the Public Service Commission. And Although Gov. Tony Evers appoints commissioners to the Public Servic…
“Brand Bengaluru hot water is lucky. What's wrong with us, a government without money?”
Youturn rated this: false
“Former president Rodrigo Duterte attached various conditions for him to sign a waiver to the secrecy of his bank accounts.”
Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop
Vera Files says: Three hours prior, Duterte said he was “willing to execute an affidavit” to allow the opening of his accounts to scrutiny.
“post claiming that Zubedi Salim of the National Unity Platform (NUP) won the Kisoro Woman MP by-election”
PesaCheck rated this: False
“Under Sharia law, if a woman is raped, it’s considered sex outside of marriage, and she is to be punished. In most Sharia countries, women are stoned to death if they report they were raped. So the one in the video got ‘lucky’ for only being flogged.”
Youturn rated this: false