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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

Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpaPolitics & government

Der "Spiegel" hat berichtet, dass ein AfD-Abgeordneter in den Plenarsaal gepinkelt hat.

Publisher’s rating: Es handelt sich um eine Fälschung. Die Meldung stammt nicht vom «Spiegel». Es gibt keine Hinweise darauf, dass es tatsächlich zu diesem Vorfall kam.

The review says the screenshot is not a genuine Der Spiegel article and reports no evidence that the alleged incident occurred. It also notes that the screenshot’s layout differs from Der Spiegel’s and appears edited.

FACTLYPolitics & government

Video of Rahul Gandhi saying, “the BJP is trying to unite the people, on the other hand, the Congress party is dividing the people on the basis of religion and region”.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The clip came from Rahul Gandhi’s speech at a public meeting in Morena on 2 March 2024 and was edited between timestamps 20:11 and 20:30. In the original, he said the BJP was dividing people by religion, caste and region, while Congress was trying to unite them.

Fact CrescendoPolitics & government

சாலையில் டீ விற்கும் நபரிடம் டீ வாங்கிவிட்டு அதைக் குடிக்காமல் கீழே கொட்டிய தமிழ்நாடு பாஜக தலைவர் அண்ணாமலை என்று ஒரு வீடியோ சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டு வருகிறது.

Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: ALTERED

The review says the circulating video was edited. In the fuller footage, Annamalai drinks coffee, then puts the paper cup into a bag for discarded cups, rather than pouring the drink away without tasting it.