Politics
Statements from and about the political arena, checked against the record.
In most countries classified as democracies, the legal maximum term length for the national parliament (or the lower house) is three or four years.
MOSTLY BS
The United States imposed Section 232 tariffs of 25% on steel imports and 10% on aluminium imports on national security grounds.
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Between 2018 and 2025, the United States imposed Section 232 tariffs of 25% on steel imports from Japan.
HARDLY BS
In a 2019 study, Aaron Flaaen and Justin Pierce found that U.S. industries facing higher input costs from tariffs, including steel-consuming manufacturers, experienced net employment losses rather than gains.
HARDLY BS
In the May 2026 United Kingdom local council elections, two Reform UK local council candidates died before election day but still appeared on the ballot as candidates.
TOTAL BS
In the May 2026 United Kingdom local council elections, at least one Reform UK council candidate listed on an official ballot paper was a fictitious person who did not exist.
TOTAL BS
The Israel Defense Forces deployed explosive devices disguised as toys in the Gaza Strip to target Palestinian children.
TOTAL BS
During a private Saturday call, Democratic members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia and Hakeem Jeffries discussed strategies after losing a redistricting case at the Supreme Court of Virginia, including trying to flip two or three Republican-held seats under the existing map.
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Harriet Harman, a UK Labour Party politician, said that adults having sexual relations with children causes no harm.
TOTAL BS
Melania Trump was a pornographic film performer.
TOTAL BS
V. D. Satheesan has publicly criticized the politics of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
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V. D. Satheesan stated that if he becomes Chief Minister, he will first wipe out Hindu extremists.
TOTAL BS
The administration of former United States President Barack Obama gave the Islamic Republic of Iran 150 billion United States dollars in cash as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Iran nuclear deal).
TOTAL BS
M. K. Stalin said that he insulted Sanatana culture and Hindu deities during his tenure on the instructions of Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
TOTAL BS
Turkey's Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant is being built with direct financial and technical participation by the Russian state corporation Rosatom.
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In Japan, fewer than 700,000 babies were born in 2024, and this was the lowest annual number of births in Japan's recorded history.
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Reform UK wants to abolish the National Health Service in the United Kingdom.
TOTAL BS
The July 13, 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, was orchestrated by the United States government or one of its agencies.
TOTAL BS
A coalition of chief executive officers from packaging-related industries sent a letter to the European Commission requesting a delay in the application date of the European Union Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation because guidance on restrictions and definitions, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) restrictions, had not yet been issued.
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