Beginning on November 19, 2022, were all U.S. citizens entitled to $1,700 per week if they mitigated the spread of monkeypox by staying home? No, that's not true: No such compensation program is in place and the claim is a set-up for a jo
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Logically→ Governments around the world have secret reserves of wealth worth trillions of dollars.
The document this claim is based upon appears to be fake and it describes more gold than has ever been mined.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dutch Government Is NOT Planning To Quit The World Economic Forum
Is the Dutch government planning to cancel its membership in the World Economic Forum, the Swiss-based international public policy organization? No, that's not true: The claim is based on a press release by a radical-right opposition part
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: IRS Did NOT Donate To Katie Hobbs Campaign — Government Agencies Can NOT Donate To Political Campaigns
Did the Internal Revenue Service donate thousands of dollars to the campaign of Katie Hobbs, the Democratic candidate for governor of Arizona? No, that's not true: The U.S. government agency told Lead Stories in an email that "it does not
Full Fact→ UK Government doesn’t retain £50bn of Scottish taxes
Posts on social media overcount and double count Scottish revenues while undercounting Scottish expenditure.
The Dispatch→ Is the U.S. Government ‘Too Big to Fail’?
Our looming Treasury bonds crisis.The post Is the U.S. Government ‘Too Big to Fail’? appeared first on The Dispatch.
Snopes→ A New Poll Asked Americans If They Think Government Investments in Science Are Worthwhile
Here's how people responded to the survey to gauge public perceptions of science by the Pew Research Center.
PolitiFact→ Citizens Against Government Waste – How much of the Inflation Reduction Act goes toward trees, clean garbage trucks and cow farts?
“More than half of the $739 billion tax increase (in the Inflation Reduction Act) will go to wasteful Green New Deal programs like tree equity, 'clean' garbage trucks, and studying cow farts."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Did NOT Patent Luciferase ‘Mark’ To Serve As COVID Vaccine Tracker
Did the U.S. government file a patent to use an enzyme called luciferase to track the vaccination status of individuals? No, that's not true: While the patent is authentic it was filed on September 16, 2019, predating the COVID-19 pandemi
Full Fact→ Is government plan to cap revenues of renewable electricity generators a windfall tax?
Jacob Rees-Mogg strenuously denied that the new government policy proposal is a windfall tax during an appearance on the Today programme.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the government didn’t give a $500 Walmart credit to every household
The government is giving every household a $500 Walmart shopping credit to help with inflation.
Logically→ The Indian government is planning to scrap the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
The central government clarified that the news report claiming the ministry would be merged with the social justice and empowerment ministry is false.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims That the U.S. Government Paid for Starlink Systems for Ukraine
An antenna for a Starlink terminal in the Kharkiv region. (Photo by Yasuyohsi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images.)A recent viral tweet suggests that Elon Musk’s donation of Starlink systems to Ukraine was paid for by the U.S. government.Andrea Junker @Strand
Logically→ Rajasthan government banned all religious activities at a temple in Barmer city.
The government allowed general public to worship at the Hinglaj Mata temple. Two groups involved in a dispute were banned during Navratri festivities.
Logically→ The Himanta Biswa Sarma government in Assam provides monthly aid of ₹15,000 to temple priests.
The Assam government announced a one-time payment of ₹15,000 to temple priests who faced difficulties during COVID-19 in 2021
Logically→ Iranian father who vowed to dance at his daughter’s wedding danced at her funeral after she was killed for protesting the government’s hijab rules.
The scene is from an Azerbaijan television series titled "Ata Ocağı" and has been available online since at least January 2018.
Logically→ The government intended to crash the pound in order to enrich currency speculators.
There is no evidence to suggest that the government set out to devalue the pound and enrich those betting against it.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Government Does NOT Own Or Co-Own Moderna’s COVID Vaccine, Has No ‘Ulterior Motive’ To Mandate Shots
Does the U.S. government own or co-own Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, giving it an "ulterior motive" for mandating the shots? No, that's not true: There is no evidence to support this claim. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious D
Logically→ Amit Shah criticized the BJP government over farmer suicides and lack of basic facilities for the poor.
A clipping of Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticizing the Congress government in Karnataka in 2018 is being shared with an inaccurate narrative.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, banks are not being forced to hand over physical currency to the government
All banks will soon have to turn over all coins to federal government ahead of pivot to using only electronic transactions.
Logically→ The U.K government moved towards banning unions while the country was distracted by the Queen’s death.
This claim is based on a doctored image and has no basis in policies announced by the government.
Logically→ The Indian football team played barefoot in the 1948 London Olympics due to the government’s lack of financial support.
The football team did play barefoot in the 1948 Olympics because they preferred it, not because of a lack of government aid.
Logically→ 1 in every 246 Vaccinated People has died within 60 days of Covid-19 Vaccination in England according to UK Government.
A report by the ONS does show data on deaths by vaccination status, however it does not support that vaccines caused these deaths.
Snopes→ Did Thomas Paine Write, ‘The Duty of a True Patriot Is to Protect His Country from Its Government’?
We recommend taking a few seconds to search Google for reliable sources before blindly sharing quote memes on social media.
Full Fact→ The government hasn’t proposed banning unions
Digitally manipulated images designed to look like the government website have been shared hundreds of times online.
Logically→ The U.K. government is deliberately raising energy prices as part of the Great Reset.
Several major factors connected to the war in Ukraine resulted in the U.K. energy price increase. The Great Reset is an unproven conspiracy theory.
Logically→ The Government of India is awarding ₹5,000 to citizens vaccinated against COVID-19.
A fraudulent link is being shared on social media with the fake message that the government is offering Rs 5000 to those vaccinated against COVID-19.
Logically→ The Delhi government launched India’s first virtual school in August 2022.
Delhi's virtual school is not the first of its kind in India. NIOS had already launched the country's first virtual school in August 2021.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Executive Order 14067 does not allow the federal government to electronically control money
Executive Order 14067 will allow the federal government to “turn on and turn off your money.”
Logically→ Thousands of cows died in Gujarat after the Indian government vaccinated them.
Thousands of cows have died due to Lumpy Skin Disease in Gujarat and neighboring Indian states.
Logically→ The U.K. government ordering food rations confirms that food shortages are planned and part of the Great Reset.
U.K. government food rations are part of a standard armed forces contract unrelated to food shortages. There is no evidence the shortages are planned.
Logically→ The U.K. government has changed its recommendations regarding COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant women.
The U.K. government still recommends pregnant women take the COVID-19 vaccine. A section of its report on the topic has remained unchanged since 2020.
Full Fact→ The government hasn’t ‘removed’ Covid-19 vaccine advice in pregnancy
Claims seem to be based on a document published around the time the Pfizer vaccine was first approved.
Logically→ A U.K. billboard in the Ukrainian flag colors suggests people will be cold in winter because the government chose to help Ukraine.
A digitally altered image of a billboard contains this message. There is no evidence that such a billboard was put up in the U.K.
Logically→ A video shows Union Minister Nitin Gadkari making a dig at the Modi government, which led to his removal from the party’s parliamentary board.
BJP didn't reveal why Nitin Gadkari had been removed from the party's parliamentary board. An old video of Gadkari was falsely linked to his removal.
Logically→ BJP government is giving a ₹6,000 allowance every month to unemployed youth.
The Union government announced no scheme called under Pradhan Mantri Berojgari Bhatta Yojana.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the U.S. military has not taken control of the government
The National Guard was activated Jan. 6, 2021, and “is in complete control.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video falsely claims monkeypox is a governmental hoax
"Monkeypox is a complete, fake sham” that’s “designed to force lockdowns, mandates and shots.”
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, Trump is not representing himself in case against the US government
Image shows Trump is representing himself in a lawsuit against the United States government related to the FBI search of his Florida home.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Is NOT Giving Away $6,895 To ‘Americans Who Sign Up For Classes’ — Funding Is Only For Pell Grant Recipients
Is the government giving away $6,895 to "Americans who sign up for classes"? Not exactly: Although the federal government does offer Pell Grants worth up to $6,895, that funding is only available to college students whose financial needs