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Politics & government fact checks

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

12,740 published reviews in this topic

SBT NewsPolitics & government

Liberdade de expressão no Brasil tem que ser igual à dos Estados Unidos

Publisher’s rating: EXPLICA

The review explains that freedom-of-expression protections differ between Brazil and the United States, and that the U.S. First Amendment is specific to that country rather than a universal standard. It says Brazil prohibits hate speech and speech against democratic rule, while U.S. protections are more permissive in some cases.

FACTLYPolitics & government

ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ నీటిపారుదల శాఖ మంత్రి, వైసీపీ నాయకుడు అంబటి రాంబాబు ఒక చర్చా కార్యక్రమంలో మాట్లాడుతూ ఏపీ సీఎం వై.ఎస్. జగన్మోహన్ రెడ్డి హయాంలో ఎటువంటి అభివృద్ధి జరగలేదు అని చెప్తున్న దృశ్యాలు.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

FACTLYPolitics & government

A post written by ‘Julio Ribeiro,’ chiding PM Modi for repeatedly stating that the Congress party and the Gandhi family had done nothing for the country over the course of 60 years.

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

The review says Julio Ribeiro confirmed that he did not write the viral message attributed to him. It adds that he largely agreed with its point that earlier governments had done progressive work, while noting that Modi’s government had accelerated development in many areas.

SBT NewsPolitics & government

Alexandre de Moraes quer correr a democracia por dentro.

Publisher’s rating: ENGANOSO

The post presents a clipped remark as Moraes’s own plan to undermine democracy, but the review says he was explaining how political groups can erode democracy using social media and disinformation. His remarks were made during a lecture on February 26, 2024, at the University of São Paulo law school. (S1: “Na ocasião, o magistrado falou sobre como é possível corroer uma democracia, mas a declaração foi tirada do contexto”; “Como corroer a democracia por dentro? Sem um discurso tradicional de golpe, de acabar com a democracia.”)