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Politics & government fact checks

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

12,732 published reviews in this topic

FACTLYPolitics & government

The video depicts genuine footage of Dharmendra Pradhan stating that he was forced to resign and threatening to expose the BJP.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

FACTLY found the video was fabricated, using an AI-generated voice clone over existing footage; it reported that Pradhan made no such statements after his resignation. The review says the anchor footage came from an NDTV video uploaded on 26 July 2026, while Pradhan’s visuals came from a May 2026 press conference about the NEET paper leak and re-exam.

FACTLYPolitics & government

Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury fiercely criticising the government’s handling of the CJP protesters right in front of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

FACTLY reports that the man standing beside Renuka Chowdhury in the viral video is Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain, not Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The review says it compared the person in the video with photographs of both men and cross-checked images of Hussain.

Maharat NewsPolitics & government

هل يُجيز القانون للإدارات العامة استخدام الأموال المتبقية من المنح التي تتلقاها لتمويل نفقات أخرى تخدم الإدارة؟

Publisher’s rating: غير صحيح

The review says grant funds assigned to a specific purpose generally cannot be redirected to other expenses, even if those expenses serve the administration. Reallocation requires authorization under the grant’s terms or the donor’s explicit approval, along with the applicable legal and financial procedures.