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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

Fact CrescendoPolitics & government

எடப்பாடி பழனிசாமியைக் கிண்டல் செய்தாரா ஜெயக்குமார்?

Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE

The review says the circulating clip was edited from a 2022 interview in which Jayakumar criticized O. Panneerselvam and T.T.V. Dhinakaran, not Edappadi K. Palaniswami. It concludes that the clip was misleadingly presented as a taunt against Palaniswami.

日本ファクトチェックセンターPolitics & government

政府が人口を4000万人減らして8000万人にする

Publisher’s rating: 誤り

The review says the government did not announce a plan to reduce the population by 40 million. The proposal instead aimed to stabilize Japan’s population at around 80 million by 2100, in response to a projection that it could fall to about 63 million.

Fact CrescendoPolitics & government

தமிழக பாஜக தலைவரானதும் அதிமுக-வை விமர்சித்தாரா நயினார் நாகேந்திரன்?

Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE

The review says the video shows Nagendran criticizing the AIADMK, but that he did not make the remarks after becoming party president. It dates the remarks to January 2022, during a BJP protest, and concludes that the video was wrongly presented as recent.

Fact CrescendoPolitics & government

வக்ஃப் சட்டத்திற்கு எதிராக போராட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்டாரா பிரியங்கா காந்தி?

Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE

The review found that the video showed Priyanka Gandhi protesting outside the Congress headquarters in August 2022 over issues including rising prices and unemployment, not the Waqf law. It notes that the Waqf amendment was introduced only in 2024, and concludes that the video was falsely presented as a protest against that law.