Statements from and about the political arena, checked against the record.
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In South Africa, many people move from rural areas to urban areas to seek a better standard of living and quality of life.
HARDLY BS
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The Majlis Agama Islam Malaysia (MAIM) document titled "Polisi Keselamatan Agama dan Keharmonian Kaum (2020)" states that spreading inaccurate information or information that tends toward slander against a religion or an ethnic group…
HARDLY BS
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In a democracy, individuals have rights including freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and the right to criticize government actions.
HARDLY BS
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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
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The United States imposed Section 232 tariffs of 25% on steel imports and 10% on aluminium imports on national security grounds.
NOT BS
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Between 2018 and 2025, the United States imposed Section 232 tariffs of 25% on steel imports from Japan.
HARDLY BS
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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
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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
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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
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The Israel Defense Forces deployed explosive devices disguised as toys in the Gaza Strip to target Palestinian children.
TOTAL BS
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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…
NOT BS
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Harriet Harman, a UK Labour Party politician, said that adults having sexual relations with children causes no harm.
TOTAL BS
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Melania Trump was a pornographic film performer.
TOTAL BS
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V. D. Satheesan has publicly criticized the politics of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
NOT BS
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V. D. Satheesan stated that if he becomes Chief Minister, he will first wipe out Hindu extremists.
TOTAL BS
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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
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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
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Turkey's Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant is being built with direct financial and technical participation by the Russian state corporation Rosatom.
NOT BS
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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.
NOT BS
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Reform UK wants to abolish the National Health Service in the United Kingdom.
TOTAL BS
No checks match that verdict.