PolitiFact fact-checked a town hall statement claiming the primary reason for high gas prices was 20% of US refining capacity going offline during Joe Biden’s presidency.
Category: Fact Check
Fact Check: Viral claim alleging Virat Kohli paid ₹5 crore for Premanand Maharaj ashram visit debunked
Representatives and ashram authorities clarified the private visit was purely spiritual without any donation fee transactions.
Fact Check: Misleading video alleging automated EVM vote switching during Assam bypolls refuted
Returning officers and election observers verified that isolated technical delays did not involve machine manipulation.
Fact Check: ECI and PIB debunk viral reports claiming Supreme Court quashed Form 6 voter declaration
Official fact-check agencies clarified that the apex court made general observations and did not invalidate voter enrollment forms.
Fact Check: Russian health agencies reject claims of airborne pathogen leak following Siberian plague lab death
Authorities released epidemiological findings proving the researcher’s death was isolated with no public biological risk.
Fact Check: Senior Saudi official refutes claims of secret bilateral meetings with Israeli leadership
Riyadh dismissed assertions circulated by Iranian state media alleging backdoor diplomatic summits had taken place in the Gulf.
Fact Check: ECI clarifies online Form 6 was never amended, refuting claims of mass voter deletions
The Election Commission provided archival audit logs showing that special revision declarations did not alter statutory voter forms.
Fact Check: Explaining spoofed phone numbers and common phone caller ID manipulation scams
Cyber investigators debunk misleading telecom notifications and outline how automated spoofing gateways mimic trusted contacts.
Fact Check: Viral rumors claiming rare visible ‘two-moon night’ on September 29 debunked by astronomers
Snopes confirmed that quasi-moon asteroid 2025 PN7 is completely invisible to naked eyes and amateur telescopes due to its 24.3 apparent magnitude.
Fact Check: Fabricated AI video of Shahi Masjid demolition in Ujjain debunked as digital hoax
Police cyber forensics proved circulating footage showing complete destruction of the historic mosque was an AI deepfake meant to provoke unrest.