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Politics & government fact checks

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

12,746 published reviews in this topic

YouturnPolitics & government

இளைஞர்களுக்கு வெங்கையா நாயுடு அட்வைஸ். “அரசியல் ஆரோக்கியமானது இல்லை, இளைஞர்கள் அரசியலுக்கு வருவதை தவிர்க்க வேண்டும்” சென்னையில் நடைபெற்ற தனியார் அறக்கட்டளை நிகழ்ச்சியில் முன்னாள் துணை குடியரசுத் தலைவர் வெங்கையா நாயுடு பேச்சு.

Publisher’s rating: Fake

dpaPolitics & government

Jordan Peterson nennt in einem Video die deutsche Regierung eine Kakistokratie.

Publisher’s rating: Das Video ist manipuliert und eine Satire.

The claim concerns a video that appears to show Jordan Peterson calling Germany’s government a “kakistocracy.” The review says the clip is not genuine: it describes the video as manipulated and satire, rather than an authentic statement by Peterson. The review also notes that the supposed contribution about German politics could not be found on his YouTube channel. To assess the clip, the review compares its visible speech and edits with the available original footage. It reports that Peterson’s lip movements appear unnatural and do not consistently match the purported words, and that cuts occur in the middle of sentences without an apparent explanation. These features support the conclusion that the video was substantially altered. The review further identifies the source footage: an authentic video on Peterson’s channel shows him wearing the same suit and tie, with a lamp in the same background position. The reviewed clip also inserts a guest who does not speak, although that guest appears and speaks in the original. The review reports that Peterson himself said on Twitter the clip was not his and was fake; it says the account posting the fake described it as satire.

Fact Crescendo Sri LankaPolitics & government

අදින් පසු උද්ඝෝෂණ රටේ තහනම් බවට ජනාධිපති ප්‍රකාශයක් සිදු කළාද?

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The claim concerned a specific statement attributed to President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Parliament: that protests in Sri Lanka would be prohibited “from today.” The review says it investigated posts circulating with that claim, including a video, and focused on the president’s parliamentary address on the day the posts circulated. The article reports that it found no mainstream-media report of such a ban announcement.