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

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FACTLYPolitics & government

Photo of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi meeting Islamic preacher Zakir Naik in Malaysia

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

FACTLY reports that the viral photo was digitally manipulated: the underlying image showed Zakir Naik and his son meeting Oman’s Grand Mufti, while the inserted image of Rahul Gandhi came from a March 2025 London event. The review says the available evidence shows this particular photo does not depict a real meeting, while noting it could not independently verify whether Gandhi met Naik in Malaysia.

Deutsche WellePolitics & government

Up to "three million" people had attended "the biggest protest in British history."

Publisher’s rating: An estimated 110,000-150,000 people marched at a "Unite the Kingdom" protest against immigration in London on September 13, according to official figures from the city's Metropolitan Police. In fact, recent UK protests against Israel's war in Gaza (approximately 300,000), Brexit (several marches generally estimated at "hundreds of thousands") and the Iraq War (up to one million), among others, all attracted significantly larger crowds. Saturday's undoubtedly large event came at a time when immigration is a top political issue in the United Kingdom and amid a heated debate about the use of the British and English flags as symbols. Large numbers of them have recently appeared in public spaces across the UK. While their advocates claim the flags simply express national and patriotic pride, others point out that their pairing with racist violence and abuse implies the symbols stand for more than just that.

Deutsche WellePolitics & government

Narrative #1: The government is suppressing patriotism

Publisher’s rating: This clearly AI-generated TikTok videoespouses the idea that flags are taken down because "the immigrants are uncomfortable" with them. It reproduces common right-wing talking points regarding the state being 'woke,' overly influenced by ideas of social justice and prioritizing immigrants. In this post on X, we see a group of demonstrators, guided by police, waving Union Jack and St George's flags. The post claims: "British citizens proudly raise their flag in protest of the illegitimate government's attempt to suppress patriotism. Raise the colours!" The march in Manchester, which was organized by the extreme-right Britain First party and which saw participants marching behind a banner reading "remigration," a far-right concept which proposes the deportation of non-white immigrants and even citizens, was clearly not "suppressed." On the contrary, the video clearly shows that it was permitted, facilitated, and secured by the police. The current British government was elected in July 2024, when the Labour Party won 33.7% of the vote and emerged as the largest party in parliament. The UK ranks 17th out of 167 in the Economist's Democracy Index and is considered a "full democracy."

日本ファクトチェックセンター(JFC)Politics & government

日本国籍じゃないと党員になれないと明記しているのは参政党だけ?

Publisher’s rating: 誤り

The review found the claim false: it reports that the Liberal Democratic Party, Constitutional Democratic Party, Democratic Party for the People, Japan Innovation Party, and Japanese Communist Party also specify Japanese nationality in their membership rules. It contrasts these with Komeito, whose rules allow membership regardless of nationality.

日本ファクトチェックセンター(JFC)Politics & government

米NYタイムズ「自民・高市氏が首相になった」と報じた?

Publisher’s rating: 誤り

The post cited a 2021 New York Times article about Takaichi’s bid to become Japan’s first female prime minister, not a report that she had already become prime minister. The review says the article concerned a different LDP leadership contest and did not report the outcome claimed in the post.

日本ファクトチェックセンター(JFC)Politics & government

小池都知事に不利なことを言うと退場させられる?

Publisher’s rating: 不正確

A Tokyo assembly member was ordered to leave during a committee meeting, but the review says this was a procedural exclusion from deliberations on a matter involving him—not punishment for criticizing Koike. The video’s editing made the expulsion appear to be a response to his criticism of the governor.