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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

dpaPolitics & government

Das linke Foto zeigt die estnische Präsidentin und ihren Sohn.

Publisher’s rating: Bei der Person, die neben der früheren estnischen Präsidentin zu sehen ist, handelt es sich nicht um deren Sohn.

The photo shows former Estonian president Kersti Kaljulaid beside writer and cultural critic Mikk Pärnits, not her son. It was taken at an award ceremony on August 18, 2020, where Pärnits received an award for preventing violence.

FACTLYPolitics & government

Video depicting Rahul Gandhi insulting the Indian flag

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

FACTLY says the clip shows Rahul Gandhi asking for a flag-less stick as part of an illustration about the alleged misuse of investigative agencies; the circulated segment omits that context. The review says the incident occurred during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Dondaicha, Maharashtra, on 13 March 2024.

dpaPolitics & government

Annalena Baerbock hat während einer Rede von Alice Weidel geweint.

Publisher’s rating: Der Ton des Videos ist gefälscht. Im Original hörte Baerbock der Rede von Marcel Reif bei der Gedenkstunde für die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus im Bundestag zu.

The video’s audio was altered to make it appear that Baerbock was crying during Weidel’s speech. The footage actually shows her listening to Marcel Reif speak at the Bundestag’s Holocaust Remembrance Day commemoration.

LupaPolitics & government

“Você trabalha feito a desgraça, tem parte de seu salário descontado pelo governo, se mata para educar e alimentar seus filhos e até netos, mas no fim vê o governo petista do psicopata do Lula liberar dinheiro de nossos impostos via Lei Rouanet a vagabundagem dizendo que é arte. Dinheiro público para vê um vagabundo com uma vela no cú dizendo que é bolo de aniversário. Tirar dinheiro da boca dos meus filhos para dar a ladrões em Brasília e a um cara com vela no cú. É foda!”

Publisher’s rating: Falso