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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.

Donald Trump campaign, Republican presidential campaign

“Vice President Kamala Harris "is America’s border czar. ... Under Harris, over 10 million illegally here.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: Harris was tasked with addressing the root causes of migration from three countries in Central America. She was not put in charge of U.S. border security. All of those encountered at the border are not still here.

JD Vance, Senator and Republican vice presidential nominee

“Vice President Kamala Harris said “it was a bad idea to have kids because of climate change anxiety.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: Harris said that young climate leaders had spoken to her about “climate change anxiety,” which included their concerns about having kids in the future. But she did not endorse the notion of not having children.

Social media posts

“By eating mangoes at a Muslim vendor’s shop, wrestler Khali protested against the Uttar Pradesh government’s order for shop owners along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their names. He fell sick because of consuming these roadside mangoes that had a lot of pesticides and chemicals”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The video of wrestler ‘The Great Khali’ eating mangoes has no connection with the Kanwar Yatra nameplate directive. The video was posted on 11 July 2024, on Khali’s official Instagram page, which predates the Muzaffarna…