“Former president Rodrigo Duterte says he has no quarrel with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: On several occasions, Duterte cursed and criticized Marcos, even calling him a drug addict.
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.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi made racist remarks against President Draupadi Murmu”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“The Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was assaulted by a mob”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“The video shows a promotional clip by Congress about their 'Mahalakshmi' scheme.”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“Amidst the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha elections, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said that the Congress party played a big role in the freedom movement.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: This is an old video from 2018, not a recent one. Mohan Bhagwat made these comments during an RSS event held in New Delhi in September 2018.
“An image of a man being hanged in front of his daughter for writing against Iran’s president on social media.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The individual in this photograph is Majid Kavousifar from Iran. He was publicly executed in central Tehran in 2007 for the murder of a judge. Numerous accounts have mentioned that the girl in the viral photo was presen…
“Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said that “Congress is over” during a 2024 Lok Sabha election rally.”
ThePrint rated this: MOSTLY FALSE
“In the video, Rahul Gandhi is talking about Narendra Modi becoming Prime Minister again”
Fact Crescendo rated this: Altered
“President Ferdinand Marcos threatened Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin over China’s new detention policy.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: Marcos never threatened the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson nor did he attempt to provoke China into war. The president only said he found China’s new detention policy to be “unacceptable.”
“The truth of Modi-Bhajan Lal’s double-engine government. BJP needs 400 seats to end the reservation of Dalits, beat them, and kill them. Wherever there is BJP, there is oppression of Dalits. This heartbreaking incident is from Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. See how brutally a Dalit youth, Rameshwar Valmiki, was beaten to death.”
Youturn rated this: misleading
“Video shows Mallikarjun Kharge saying, “Congress is finished”
Logically Facts rated this: Misleading
“Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asked people to vote for Bharatiya Janata Party”
ThePrint rated this: FALSE
“Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi released a video endorsing BJP”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge publicly stated that the Congress is ‘finished.’”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video has been edited and shared out of context. In the original video, Mallikarjun Kharge stated “Ahmedabad is a city of immense historical significance. It is the birthplace of leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar …
“Image shows a man hanged for 'writing against the President of Iran”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“Image shows wreckage of a chopper that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat praised Congress' role in India's independence struggle recently.”
Logically Facts rated this: Misleading
“RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat praised the Congress party in the context of current general elections.”
ThePrint rated this: FALSE
“Sen. Robinhood Padilla filed a bill seeking to legalize adultery for women.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: Among the 82 bills filed by the senator as of this writing, none sought to allow women to commit adultery.
“Sharad Pawar made Ajmal Kasab’s lawyer, Majeed Memon, a Rajya Sabha MP, while the BJP awarded Ujjwal Nikam, the prosecutor who secured Kasab’s death sentence, an MP ticket.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: Majeed Memon, a notable criminal lawyer in India, was not associated with the Ajmal Kasab trial. He served as a Rajya Sabha MP from the NCP from April 2014 to April 2020. In 2022, Majeed Memon quit the NCP and joined th…