“An Islamic flag was displayed during a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) election roadshow in Mumbai, Maharashtra.”
ThePrint rated this: FALSE
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.
“Indian Prime Minister Modi has been nominated for the 2024 Nobel peace prize.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: There is no evidence to suggest that Indian Prime Minister Modi has been nominated for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. Further, the Nobel prize statutes enforce secrecy with respect to the details of nominations and nominee…
“Modi ji had already predicted this This time Trump government”
Youturn rated this: false
“This video on Threads, purportedly of United States President-elect Donald Trump ordering the Nigerian government to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu”
PesaCheck rated this: Altered
“OVP's 2022 confidental fund 'transferred' from Office from the President”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: The fund was released from the 2022 national budget
“President of Croatia wore a MAGA cap to celebrate Trump’s victory.”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“Rodrigo Duterte and Bato Dela Rosa claimed that the former president never ordered the killing or "salvaging" of criminals.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: In some of his public speeches during his presidency Duterte told law enforcers to kill criminals, particularly those involved in illegal drugs, and if they don't fight back, force them to do so. Otherwise, he himself w…
“Should Trump win tonight, I'll move to India where I'll run for Prime Minister.”
Youturn rated this: fake
“A lot of talk about massive CHEATING in Philadelphia. Law Enforcement coming!!!”
FactCheck.org rated this: Unsupported
FactCheck.org says: The Philadelphia Police Department, the Philadelphia district attorney, a Republican city commissioner and the Pennsylvania Department of State all refuted the claim.
“TVK leader Vijay said there are many cases against Jaganmohan Reddy. I don't even have a case against me. Can't I become a CM who uses something like that?? Tell yourself. Like Jaganmohan Reddy, I will not encourage thieves and rapists in the party.”
Youturn rated this: misleading
“A 5000 rupee note with President Anura’s image !!”
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated this: False
“Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social and addressed claims about his use of a microphone, saying “I was pretending to eat a corn dog.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: This post began on a parody account and is labeled as satire, but some social media users cropped out the disclaimer.
“Vice President Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff received $500,000 for tipping off Sean “Diddy” Combs about police raids.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Federal officials said the falsehood is connected to Russian attempts to influence the U.S. election.
“Former President Donald Trump would “force states to monitor women's pregnancies.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Project 2025, which Donald Trump hasn’t endorsed, says states should be required to report full data on pregnancies that end in fetal death. They do not say progress during pregnancies should be tracked.
“Photo of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi eating seafood (fish).”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: This viral photo shows Indira Gandhi eating a roasted corn cob, not seafood. The photo was originally taken by D. Sridhar Naidu when the former Prime Minister dined at the Fateh Maidan Club in Hyderabad. Sridhar Naidu i…
“Beyonce got paid $10 MILLION for her speech" endorsing Kamala Harris for president.”
FactCheck.org rated this: No Evidence
FactCheck.org says: We found no evidence to support the claim, and a Harris campaign official said “it is not true.”
“Sen. Bob Casey "has voted in lockstep with his liberal party to defund the police.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Casey supported a bill that would have required police departments to make certain changes to be eligible for federal grants. The bill would not have defunded any departments and in some cases it created new funding.
“Social media media users shared a video claiming to show German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock did not receive a formal welcome during her recent visit to India.”
Logically Facts rated this: Misleading
“Video shows Brazilian car riders killing motorcycle thugs by running them over with cars, as their government allowed such killings to control these robberies”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The Brazilian government has not passed such a law. The Brazilian government does not officially allow its citizens to kill bike-riding thugs by running them over with a car. As early as 1988, Brazil abolished capital p…
“A video shows TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh scolding Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament, pointing at him and saying, “You don’t know anything, sit down!”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video dates back to 01 August 2022 when Trinamool Congress MP Dr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar is seen addressing issues related to inflation. Parts of the viral video appear at different timestamps in the original footage…