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Politics & government fact checks

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

12,733 published reviews in this topic

FactCrescendo Sri LankaPolitics & government

පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී ඉලන්කුමාරන් පිල්ලෙයාන් සහ කරුණා අම්මන් සම්බන්ධයෙන් ප්‍රකාශයක් සිදුකළා ද?

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCrescendo reports that videos of Ilankumaran speaking to the media did not contain the alleged remarks about Pillayan or Karuna Amman. The review also says Ilankumaran told it he had made no such comments to the media and had not posted them on Facebook.

FACTLYPolitics & government

According to the Indian Advocates Act, 1961, Legislators (MPs/MLAs/MLCs) in India are barred from practising as advocates while serving their term.

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

The review says the Advocates Act, 1961, does not prohibit legislators from practising as advocates during their terms. It explains that Rule 49 bars practice while in full-time salaried employment, but the Supreme Court held that legislators are not considered full-time salaried employees for this rule; the review also says the Court dismissed a petition seeking such a ban on 25 September 2018.

youturnPolitics & government

அன்வர் ராஜா விலகல் அதிமுக அமைப்புச் செயலாளரும், முன்னாள் நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினருமான அன்வர் ராஜா விலகுவதாக அறிவிப்பு பாஜகவுடன் கூட்டணி வைத்ததற்கு எதிர்ப்பு தெரிவித்து அதிமுகவிலிருந்து விலகுவதாக அறிவிப்பு

Publisher’s rating: fake

Fact CrescendoPolitics & government

அதிமுக – பாஜக கூட்டணியில் முதலமைச்சர் வேட்பாளரை பாஜக தலைமைதான் முடிவு செய்யும் என்று எல்.முருகன் கூறியதாக ஒரு நியூஸ் கார்டு சமூக ஊடகங்களில் வைரலாக பகிரப்பட்டு வருகிறது.

Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: MISLEADING

Fact CrescendoPolitics & government

நாடாளுமன்றம் இயற்றும் சட்டங்களில் உச்ச நீதிமன்றம் தலையிடக்கூடாது என்று எடப்பாடி பழனிசாமி கூறினாரா?

Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE

Fact Crescendo reports that the circulating news card attributing the statement to Palaniswami was fake, citing confirmation from Dinamalar’s editorial team and the AIADMK IT wing. It concludes that the claim is false. [S1]

حقيقةPolitics & government

بيع السفارة اليمنية في الصومال

Publisher’s rating: زائف

The review says Yemen’s Foreign Ministry denied that the embassy building in Somalia had been sold and stated that it remained government-owned after the embassy moved to a new building. It reports that the old building had been offered for rent since June 2024 and was later leased to a Somali doctor.

日本ファクトチェックセンターPolitics & government

石破首相「トランプ大統領を怒らせてしまった」と発言

Publisher’s rating: 誤り

A post circulated on April 8, 2025, claiming that Prime Minister Ishiba had said he seemed to have angered President Trump. The review found that wording was a forum-thread title, not a verified statement by Ishiba; it also found no such statement in the cited news article or in checks of Ishiba’s X account, the Prime Minister’s Office website, and media reporting.