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Politics & government fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about politics & government. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

12,737 published reviews in this topic

FACTLYPolitics & government

The video shows a group of people welcoming the newly elected mayor of Brighton (United Kingdom), Mohammad Asaduzzaman, who is a Muslim of Bangladeshi origin.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The review identifies the man in the video as Sheikh Sufi Muhammad Asghar, an Islamic cleric welcomed by followers in Bedford, not Brighton mayor Mohammad Asaduzzaman. It reports that a matching video was posted on the Aslamia Foundation YouTube channel on 11 June 2024, titled “Brother taking bayah with Shaykh | Bedford U.K. June 2024.”

Fact CrescendoPolitics & government

மணிப்பூருக்கு வந்த மக்களவை எதிர்க்கட்சித் தலைவர் ராகுல் காந்தியை மக்கள் திரும்பிப் போ என்று விரட்டினர்,’’ என ஒரு வீடியோ சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டு வருகிறது.

Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE

The video does not show people in Manipur chasing Rahul Gandhi away. The review identifies it as footage of a protest in Nagaon, Assam, on January 21, 2024, during his Nyay Yatra, which was later shared with a misleading claim about his Manipur visit.

maharat-newsPolitics & government

هل يجب اصدار قانون عن مجلس النواب لصرف الاعتمادات اللازمة لشراء الفيول العراقي؟

Publisher’s rating: صحيح

The review says the caretaker governor of Banque du Liban requires a parliamentary law to authorize payment for Iraqi fuel and set the legal framework for it. A constitutional expert cited in the review says expenditures not provided for in the budget require parliamentary approval.