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Politics & government fact checks

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

12,739 published reviews in this topic

SBT NewsPolitics & government

Eduardo Bolsonaro deu dinheiro público a Trump

Publisher’s rating: ENGANOSO

The review says the post distorted an Intercept report: the reported R$160,000 payment from the Liberal Party’s party fund went to lawyer Sérgio Sant’Ana, Eduardo Bolsonaro’s business partner at the Instituto Conservador-Liberal, not to Trump’s campaign. It also notes that the Intercept report did not mention Trump.

Fact CrescendoPolitics & government

जब मोदी एक सभा करने पहुचे थे जब वापस जाने लगे तो एक अन्ध भक्त खुद रोक नही पाया।

Publisher’s rating: False. जो असल में केन्या में एक समारोह के दौरान 2016 की घटना है। इसका पीएम मोदी की रैली से कोई मतलब नहीं है।

dpa Deutsche Presse-AgenturPolitics & government

Ein Foto zeigt den ehemaligen iranischen Präsidenten Ahmadinedschad nach seiner politischen Karriere beim Schafehüten.

Publisher’s rating: Das Foto kursiert seit dem Jahr 2016 und zeigt Ahmadinedschad nicht beim Schafehüten, sondern bei seinem Besuch in einem Touristendorf im Norden des Iran. Ahmadinedschad äußert sich zudem immer wieder politisch und erwägt Medienberichten zufolge sogar, wieder für das Präsidentenamt zu kandidieren.

The photo was taken during Ahmadinejad’s visit to a tourist village in northern Iran, not while he was herding sheep. The review says the image was taken in 2016 and that Ahmadinejad continued to engage in politics.

PA MediaPolitics & government

Former defence minister voiced support for national service plan

Publisher’s rating: The claim that a “former defence secretary” has criticised the plan is based on part of a social media post written by another user which Ben Wallace, who led the Ministry of Defence between 2019 and 2023, shared to his followers on X, formerly Twitter. The post contained a view that national service may not go ahead in the UK, but was a “mainstream idea in many parts of Europe”. In Labour’s video, the second part of the tweet was blurred out.

dpaPolitics & government

L'ancien président iranien Mahmoud Ahmadinejad élève désormais paisiblement des moutons.

Publisher’s rating: Non, il s'agit d'une vieille fake news déjà démentie par le passé. La photo en question a été prise en 2016, lors d'une visite dans un village iranien à l'occasion de son 60ème anniversaire. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad effectue régulièrement des apparitions officielles.

The review identifies the photo used to support the claim as dating to 2016, when Ahmadinejad visited a village for his 60th birthday. It also reports that he continues to make public appearances, and says the image does not show that he became a sheep farmer.