Politics and government

“HUGE: Yogi Ji removed all government subsidies and Benefits for any family that has over Two children. They also cannot participate in local elections. Population Control Bill unleashed. No more appeasement, just action. Let’s go national Narendra Modi ji.”

“The state of Uttar Pradesh has implemented or passed a population control bill, a law prohibiting people who have more than two children from availing government jobs and schemes.”

FACTLY says: The Uttar Pradesh government has not implemented the Population Control Bill. According to reports, a draft of the Uttar Pradesh Population Control Bill was created and released by the state law commission in 2021. Acco…

“Two-child policy has been implemented in Uttar Pradesh.”

“*Good news for the people of India.* Our Narendra Modi government has today recovered 100 tons of Indian gold which was pledged by the Congress government to the British government in 1991.”

“Audio of President Joe Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur leaked.”

PolitiFact says: A DOJ spokesperson said the agency is confident a TikTok video that purportedly shows a leaked audio clip of the interview is fake. Three deepfake experts examined the video and told PolitiFact it is a deepfake.

“BJP and PM Modi are offering free recharge on the occasion of forming the government for a third term.”

FACTLY says: These viral posts are fake. Neither BJP nor PM Modi is offering any free recharge on the occasion of forming the government for the third term. The links provided in the posts direct to dubious websites. There are numer…

“Pakistan’s National flag was waved in Amravati during the Congress party’s victory celebration rally after the results of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections”

FACTLY says: This is an edited photo. To create this fake photo, a Pakistan flag was digitally added to a keyframe from a video shot in Rajkamal Chowk, Amravati.

“President Bongbong Marcos is giving away P10,000 worth of financial aid.”

Vera Files says: The fake Facebook post redirects people to a Blogspot website asking for people's personal information.

“Visuals showing people of Andhra Pradesh burning a portrait of TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu for supporting Narendra Modi to form the government”

FACTLY says: This viral video shows visuals of TDP followers protesting over the selection of the Guntakal MLA candidate in March 2024. The TDP announced Gummanur Jayaram as the MLA candidate for Guntakal. Jitender Goud, who had bee…

“In 1991, Chandra Shekhar government pledged about 1 lakh kg of gold to foreign banks. Recently, the Modi-led BJP government brought this gold back to India.”

FACTLY says: During the foreign exchange crisis of 1990-91, India secured a loan of $405 million from the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan by pledging 46.91 tonnes of its gold reserves. However, it repaid the loan between Septe…

“Mayor Alice Guo has exposed President Bongbong Marcos, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and Speaker Martin Romualdez for being involved with Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators.”

Vera Files says: Guo never mentioned anything linking the president, the first lady and the speaker to POGO operations.

“Patna, Bihar: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said, “We hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will become Prime Minister for the third time.”

“AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi told the media that he hopes Narendra Modi will become the Prime Minister of India for the third term”

FACTLY says: This is an edited video. Speaking to the media in Patna, Owaisi said that he hopes that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not become the Prime Minister for the third time. The video has been edited to sound as if he sai…

“I don’t believe I.N.D.I.A. will form the government,” said DK Shivkumar.”

“Imee Marcos has resigned from the Senate”

Vera Files says: There has been no announcement from the Senate nor Imee’s office that she had resigned from office while both houses of Congress are currently on break.

“When Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister of India, Sonia Gandhi was seated in a prominent seat during a meeting with the former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.”

FACTLY says: The viral video was taken in 2017 when the then Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, visited India. However, Manmohan Singh served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014. In this meeting, Sonia Gan…

“Look carefully to what extent the Congress can go to meanness. Karnataka Congress minister M B Patil has clearly written in his letter to Sonia Gandhi that if you want to defeat the BJP, then divide the Hindus. By Global Christian Council and World Islamic Organisation.*”

“Former president Rodrigo Duterte accused the Marcos administration of “preventing” the May 25 prayer rally in Tacloban City from taking place, criticizing its "policy of stifling dissent.”

Vera Files says: The TAPS Coalition, organizer of the Tacloban leg of the Maisug rally, said on its Facebook page on May 24 that mobility problems arose due to Typhoon Aghon, prompting them to cancel the gathering.

“Presidential sister Imee Marcos has quit as senator”

FactRakers says: Marcos remains a Senate member

“Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero has been impeached.”

Vera Files says: Escudero remains in his post and a senator is not an impeachable official.