Politics and government

“looks like Jared Kushner has to 'pay back the $2billion from Saudi Arabia In Full to The Government.”

FactCheck.org says: Saudi Arabia invested money with Jared Kushner in 2021. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said they would keep their commitment. But social media posts make the unfounded claim that Kushner has to return the money.

“See how mid-day meals are being provided in government schools in South India. Only rice and turmeric water.”

“This video shows the Chinese government demolishing a mosque.”

“Video of Prime Minister Modi saying that he doesn’t like reservations”

FACTLY says: The video shared in the viral post shows an edited video clip of Modi’s full speech. On 7 February 2024, PM Modi replied to the debate on the motion of thanks to the President of India’s address in the Rajya Sabha. Duri…

“The video shows an assassination attempt on the Bulgarian Prime Minister.”

“This is why nobody with self-respect can stay in Congress. Today Himanta Sharma ji has been vindicated… Rahul first offers a biscuit to a dog When the dog refuses he gives the same biscuit to Congress karyakarta Glad people like Himanta ji & me had too much dignity to remain here & be treated like dogs! Shameful congress culture to treat everyone like slaves and dogs of the first family”

“Bharata Ratna awardee enjoys lifelong income tax exemption, free lifetime travel on Air India and Indian Railways, participation in parliamentary proceedings, privilege equivalent to cabinet rank, Z-grade security as required, VVIP status, treated as a state guest within the country, and comprehensive facilities provided by the Indian Embassy during international travel”

FACTLY says: According to the RTI response given by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the benefits extended to the Bharata Ratna Awardees are: 1. The state governments are advised to declare Bharata Ratna awardees as the ‘State Guests’ …

“Karnataka government changed the timings of a SSLC for Muslims' Friday prayers”

“Martin Luther King Jr. is “rallying around President Trump!”

PolitiFact says: Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, when Trump was 21 years old and still attending the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.

“See the power of Sanatan New Zealand’s Home Minister also adopted Sanatan Dharma…!!”

“The budget speeches by Prime Minister Modi and Nirmala Sitharaman indicate discrepancies in the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana figures”

FACTLY says: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman provided details about the number of houses constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Grameen) while Prime Minister Modi’s comments covered homes built by the government for i…

“The Chinese government destroyed another mosque. The Chinese Communist Party has been focusing on mosques as part of its crackdown against the Muslim Uyghurs. And yet, not a word of criticism from Arab leaders. No Jews, no news?”

“This video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin ignoring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a recent international meeting.”

“The claim made in the viral video that it shows New Zealand’s Home Minister accepting Hinduism is false. The video shows American-origin yoga teacher and Indian TV actor Aashka Goradia's husband Brent Goble. New Zealand’s Home Minister is a woman.”

“The video features New Zealand’s Home Minister, who has adopted Hinduism, performing a pooja”

FACTLY says: The man in the video is actually Brent Goble, a yoga teacher. The Home Minister of New Zealand is Hon Brooke van Velden, a different person

“A video of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman behaving arrogantly with a journalist during a press conference realted to the budget”

FACTLY says: The video is from a press conference in 2023, after the budget announcement for that year

“Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni donated a 21kg gold bow and arrow to Ayodhya Ram Mandir, and Italy has set up the World’s Largest Bhagavad Gita”

FACTLY says: There are no reliable reports about that Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni donating a 21kg gold bow and arrow to Ayodhya Ram Mandir. If such a donation had indeed been made by Italian PM Meloni, it would have been…

“Killer Mike arrested at Grammy Awards for not endorsing Joe Biden on “Real Time with Bill Maher.”

PolitiFact says: The rapper Killer Mike, whose real name is Michael Render, was arrested Feb. 4 on a misdemeanor battery charge after an altercation in or near the arena where the Grammy Awards were held, Los Angeles police said.

“Thalaimanar new railway track being constructed in collaboration with Government of China (Video)”

“Under President Joe Biden, “Black unemployment is the lowest in American history.”

PolitiFact says: The all-time low for Black unemployment was set less than a year ago under Joe Biden. Since that record was set, Black unemployment has risen half a percentage point.