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Politics & government fact checks

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

12,745 published reviews in this topic

YouturnPolitics & government

மிகவும் அதிர்ச்சி தரும் செய்தி.. தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட அரசு (காங்கிரஸ் அரசு) இதை ஒரு மாநிலத்தில் (தெலுங்கானா) செய்ய முடியும் என்றால்., காங்கிரஸுக்கு மத்தியில் அதிகாரம் கிடைத்தால்., நம் தாய்நாடு இந்தியாவுக்கு என்ன நடக்கும் என்று சிந்தியுங்கள்..

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

FACTLYPolitics & government

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announced his resignation as Delhi CM in support of the protesting wrestlers in Delhi

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The claim concerned a social-media post saying that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal would resign in support of the wrestlers protesting in Delhi. The post also claimed he would leave the country if the government did not provide justice. FACTLY’s review found no evidence that Kejriwal made the resignation announcement; it traced the similar statement to an account that identified itself as a parody account of AAP Rajasthan. The review describes two checks. It says a search for news reports confirming that Kejriwal had announced his resignation found none. It also examined his social-media activity and reported that he had not posted a resignation announcement on his own accounts. The review notes that he did express support for the wrestlers, including in a post on April 29, 2023, calling for justice for the women athletes and punishment for the accused. That support is distinct from the alleged resignation announcement. The review’s key provenance finding is that a similar statement appeared in a May 30, 2023 tweet from a parody account whose bio described it as a parody of AAP Rajasthan. It concludes that the claim arose from referring to that parody post as though it were Kejriwal’s statement. The supplied evidence supports the review’s conclusion that the resignation claim is false; it does not establish that Kejriwal made the alleged announcement.

FACTLYPolitics & government

A photo of Yogi Adityanath bowing in front of Tipu Sultan’s Portrait

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The claim concerned a viral photo said to show Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath bowing before Tipu Sultan’s portrait. FACTLY concluded that the image was digitally altered: in the original, Adityanath was paying respects to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. The review reports that a reverse image search led to a similar photo on Adityanath’s verified Facebook page, with a caption describing the inauguration of an Ambedkar memorial.

El Detector / Univision NoticiasPolitics & government

Tony Blair dijo en una entrevista con la BBC que “el pueblo mexicano tiene el gobierno que se merece” y que "son cobardes".

Publisher’s rating: Falso

The claim concerns a circulating message that attributes harsh remarks about Mexicans to former UK prime minister Tony Blair and presents them as coming from a BBC interview. The review identifies the message’s specific assertions, including that “el pueblo mexicano tiene el gobierno que se merece” and that Mexicans are cowards for not fighting for freedom. It reports that a spokesperson for the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change denied the attribution after the outlet asked about the message. The spokesperson called the claims “completely false and 100% pure invention in every respect.” The review also describes a check of the BBC website: searching for Tony Blair and examining articles published from January 1 to May 25, 2023, that tagged him, the outlet found no statements matching the circulated phrases. It notes that the most recent Blair remarks it found on the BBC site were from his participation in an April 17, 2023 event marking the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement—not the alleged interview. The review’s stated conclusion is that the message does not correspond to a BBC interview with Blair. The review places the Mexican version in a longer-running chain of similar messages. It says the text had circulated in versions aimed at Venezuelans and Colombians as well, and cites earlier fact-checking of those versions. The article does not provide a recording or transcript of the alleged BBC interview; its evidence is the institute spokesperson’s denial and the reported search of BBC material, alongside the documented history of the recycled message.