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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

Recent video of protesters stopping the convoy of Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

The claim concerns a video presented as recent footage of protesters stopping Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s convoy in Lucknow. FACTLY identifies the video as showing Samajwadi Party supporters stopping the convoy near Lucknow University on 5 June 2017, so the footage was not recent when the claim circulated. To investigate, the review says it listened carefully to the video and heard a woman shout “Yogi Sarkar Murdabad” at 1:19. It then searched Google for “Yogi convoy stopped by protesters” and found similar visuals in a Lehren News video. FACTLY also consulted an ABP News ground report, which described Samajwadi Party youth-wing supporters attacking the convoy on 5 June 2017 while Adityanath was going to a function at Lucknow University. The review further cites NDTV reporting that 11 students, including two girls, were denied bail in Lucknow on charges of breaching the Chief Minister’s security protocol after protesting with black flags. The central distinction is therefore between the old 2017 incident shown in the video and its presentation as a recent event.

Fact CrescendoPolitics & government

Claim: Misinformation about Chennai West District Congress Committee meeting

Publisher’s rating: False

The review investigated a social-media claim that the Chennai West District Congress Committee had passed a resolution asking that Congress, a member of the DMK alliance in Tamil Nadu, be given the Deputy Chief Minister post. It says News 7 Tamil shared the report on September 11, 2020, and that it circulated widely as though true. As evidence against the claim, the review points to a clarification issued by K. Veerapandian, identified as the committee’s president. The article says he had addressed the report as false and that his Twitter post was included as supporting evidence. It also notes that media outlets including Puthiya Thalaimurai had reported on the matter earlier. The supplied excerpt does not reproduce the tweet’s wording or describe any further verification of its contents, so it does not establish what the clarification said in detail. The review adds that News 7 Tamil had not corrected its report, which it says left readers confused and helped the claim continue to be shared as true. Its conclusion is that the report was false, based on the committee’s clarification and the contemporaneous coverage it cites.

Deutsche Presse-AgenturPolitics & government

Der Außenminister in quietschbunter Kleidung auf dem roten Teppich? Ein bei Facebook geteiltes Foto (archiviert) soll zumindest den Eindruck erwecken, als würde sich der deutsche Außenminister Heiko Maas nicht angemessen kleiden - sondern eher als «bunter Kasper» auftreten, wie der Autor des Posts schreibt. Mit pinken Schuhen, türkiser Hose und rotem Jackett.

Publisher’s rating: Das Foto ist manipuliert. Auf dem Originalbild trägt Heiko Maas einen schwarzen Anzug.

The Facebook post presented Heiko Maas as wearing pink shoes, turquoise trousers and a red jacket. The investigation traced the image to photographs of Maas with actress Natalia Wörner at the 2015 German Actor Awards in Berlin, then compared the circulated image with photographs from that event. The original images show Maas in a black suit, rather than the vivid outfit depicted in the post. The source also points to versions of the event photograph published by T-Online and other news outlets. It reports that additional photographs from the same evening show Maas with Wörner in a black suit as well. Together, the event photographs contradict the clothing shown in the Facebook post.

Fact CrescendoPolitics & government

Claim: Fake tweet being shared on BJP vice president Annamalai

Publisher’s rating: False

Fact Crescendo investigated an image of a purported tweet by BJP leader Annamalai about Class 12 exams and NEET. The post attributed to him argued that students’ deaths after failing Class 12 were a reason to question the examination, and compared the issue with NEET. The review says the image was being shared on social media and that it examined whether the tweet had actually been published by Annamalai. The investigation compared the account shown in the image with the account the review identified as Annamalai’s: the image showed “@Annamalai_BJP,” whereas the review gives his account as “@annamalai_k.” It then looked for the account shown in the image and found a page using that handle. When the review tried to archive the page, its displayed name changed from “Annamalai” to “Annamalai Fan.” The review also checked Annamalai’s own page for a statement about the account. It reports finding a post in which he said the account was not his. On the basis of the differing handles, the page’s name change, and Annamalai’s denial, Fact Crescendo concluded that the pictured tweet came from a fake account rather than Annamalai. The supplied excerpt describes the review’s checks but does not provide a direct link to the archived page or reproduce the text of Annamalai’s denial.

Fact CrescendoPolitics & government

Claim: Kanimozhi not said that she will become DMK leader after MK Stalin demise

Publisher’s rating: False

The claim concerned a social-media news card bearing Thanthi TV’s name. The card attributed to DMK MP Kanimozhi the statement that she would become party leader after MK Stalin’s death. Fact Crescendo says the card was being widely shared as genuine, and examined whether it was authentic. The review reports that the card’s font and other features looked unusual, prompting suspicion that it was fabricated. It then contacted Thanthi TV’s online division. According to the review, the division said it had not published the card and that someone had created a fake item using the outlet’s name. The review also noted that if Kanimozhi had made such a statement, it would likely have caused significant controversy, but it found no such report in the media. On the evidence described in the excerpt, the key issue was not whether Kanimozhi might someday lead the DMK, but whether she had made the specific statement attributed to her on this purported Thanthi TV card. The outlet’s denial of authorship, together with the review’s report that no media coverage of the alleged remark appeared, undermines the card’s attribution.

FACTLYPolitics & government

ప్రధానమంత్రి కన్యా ఆశీర్వాద్ యోజన’ అనే పథకం ద్వారా కేంద్ర ప్రభుత్వం 5 నుండి 18 ఏళ్ళ ఆడపిల్లలకు, తండ్రి ఆదాయం సంవత్సరానికి 2 లక్షల రూపాయలు దాటకుంటే, ప్రతి సంవత్సరం 24 వేల రూపాయలు ఇస్తుంది.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE