“In less than 48 hours the United States government is shutting down for good.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
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.
“Photo shows Vice President Kamala Harris “in the 90s.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The Government of India has increased the retirement age of central government employees to 62”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The Government of India has not increased the retirement age of central government employees to 62. The Press Information Bureau of the Government of India has clarified that the government has not made any such decisio…
“Video shows a Dalit woman bleeding from the head after being assaulted, raped, and having her head shaved by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video shows an incident that occurred on 9 November 2024 in Madhonagar village, Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh. 13-year-old Anuradha Katheria was severely injured at a fair when her hair got caught in a swing’s roller, ripp…
“Video shows a Ku Klux Klan member at a rally for former President Donald Trump.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“ISIS, Hezbollah flags at Congress bike rally in Maharashtra’s Akola”
Deccan Herald rated this: False
“Former president Rodrigo Duterte confirms existence of Davao Death Squad when he was mayor of Davao City, pointing to former police officers, including Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa, as its members.”
Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop
Vera Files says: In 2015, Duterte said DDS stands for Davao Development System, not Davao Death Squad. He had also previously admitted having links to the death squad
“In evading the request of the House of Representatives' quad committee to open his bank account for scrutiny, former president Rodrigo Duterte falsely claimed that the account is held jointly with his wife.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: The joint bank account in question is with his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, not his wife.
“President Ferdinand Marcos is allegedly facing impeachment raps over the depletion of the government's quick response fund.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: No lawmaker has filed a complaint to start the impeachment process against Marcos.
“The PIA published a news article on Oct. 26 detailing the features of the Bicol River Basin Development, which President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. mentioned as a long-term solution to the flooding problem in the Bicol Region.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs Context
Vera Files says: More than 50% of the PIA article, or 15 out of 21 paragraphs, were plagiarized content from a study by independent development consultant Jeanne Frances Illo. Most of these paragraphs lifted text from the study nearly w…
“Video shows Vice President Kamala Harris “hammered.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Video shows Vice President Kamala Harris using a teleprompter.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Fact check congress leader rahul gandhi waynad road show t-shirt i love waynad slogan edites to i love nafrat ki dukan viral social media post”
Sakal rated this: FALSE
“Donald Trump has invited Sara Duterte and her father former president Rodrigo Duterte to visit the United States”
Vera Files rated this: No Basis
Vera Files says: There has been no public pronouncement from Trump or any of his representatives about inviting Sara and Rodrigo to visit the U.S. Neither did he mention anything about supporting the OVP.
“Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum refuses to accept Donald Trump as President.”
Logically Facts rated this: Misleading
“Union Home Minister Amit Shah insulted BJP leader Champai Soren at a public meeting in Jharkhand by not addressing him in a respectful manner.”
ThePrint rated this: COMPLETELY FALSE
“US President Joe Biden has admitted to taking the Pakistan Army chief on board in a conspiracy to remove former prime minister Imran Khan from office in April 2022, according to an audio recording.”
Soch Fact Check rated this: False, likely AI-generated
“Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath referred to actor Salman Khan during an interview.”
ThePrint rated this: FALSE
“Vice President Kamala Harris “has cleared her Instagram account and cryptically posted 3 videos of a snake.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Vice President Kamala Harris’ Instagram account didn’t remove all posts and didn’t post three videos of a snake. This claim originated as a joke and refers to singer Taylor Swift’s 2017 cleanse of her social media pages.
“Video of Bihar police carrying out a lathi charge on Muslims who were recently protesting against the BJP-supported NDA government in Bihar. Nitish Kumar government is is acting strong on Muslims with the support of BJP”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: This video dates back to August 2015 and is related to the madrasa teachers’ protest that took place in Patna. The visuals in the viral video show Bihar police carrying out a lathi charge on the protesting madrasa teach…