Claims made by or about officials, parties and institutions, each with the verdict of a credible fact checker or official data. Quotes are what circulated, not what is true; read the facts beside them.
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248 checked claims
What is circulating
“Prabowo summoned Jokowi to the Merdeka Palace and firmly told him to show his original diploma.”
Claimed by Facebook posts · social media
The facts
The posts from 10 March 2026 misused footage of a 3 March 2026 palace event to which Prabowo invited all former presidents and vice presidents. There is no record of any request about Jokowi's diploma.
What is circulating
“Vietnamese citizens can be fined 5 million dong (about $200) for filming traffic police officers on duty.”
Claimed by Social media accounts · social media
The facts
The Department of Traffic Police said in February 2026 that the rumour was absolutely false and that it had made no such proposal. The posts used an AI-generated image to make the claim look credible.
What is circulating
“Military leader Min Aung Hlaing said on 11 February 2026 that the three-phase general election was a success with turnout of 54.22 percent, higher than in many democracies including France and Japan.”
Claimed by Min Aung Hlaing · official statement
The facts
The figure, 13.14 million votes from more than 24 million eligible voters, comes from the military-run electoral process held in 263 townships, with voting cancelled in many other areas for security reasons and no independent observation. Analysts quoted by Thairath said excluding those areas shrank the pool of eligible voters and inflated the percentage, so the comparison with other countries cannot be verified.
What is circulating
“Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim urged Thailand to stop celebrating Songkran because the festival originates in Cambodia.”
Claimed by Facebook page imitating Khaosod · social media
The facts
Thai PBS Verify found no report of such a statement in Malaysian or Cambodian media in English, Thai or Khmer. The post came from a page created in March 2024 that copied the name and profile picture of the outlet Khaosod and was deleted on 19 February 2026. Thailand's Culture Ministry noted Songkran was inscribed on UNESCO's list in 2023 and Cambodia's separate nomination does not affect it.
What is circulating
“The government approved RM1,500 in financial aid for housewives, senior citizens and single mothers, with applications open from 8 to 13 February 2026 through a link.”
Claimed by Threads account bantuankerajaan_malaysia_2026 · social media
The facts
The Finance Ministry said on 12 January 2026 that no such RM1,500 programme exists, and MyCheck.my rated the claim false. The post reused a photo of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim from a 15 July 2025 event, and its link, which did not end in gov.my, asked for a name and Telegram phone number in what The Star described as a Telegram takeover phishing scam.
What is circulating
“Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun's policy pays farmers 2,000 baht per rai to grow less rice in favour of other cash crops.”
Claimed by Free YOUTH Facebook group · social media
The facts
A subsidy of 2,000 baht per rai, capped at 10 rai or 20,000 baht per household, does exist, but it was approved on 19 November 2025 by the National Rice Policy and Management Committee chaired by the prime minister, not as Suphajee's personal scheme. It targets farmers who replace a second rice crop with off-season alternatives on part of their land rather than urging them to abandon rice. Thai PBS Verify rated the post partly true but misleading.
What is circulating
“Holders of the national ID (PhilSys card) will receive 25,000 pesos in cash assistance.”
Claimed by Facebook page Malasakit News Update · social media
The facts
The Philippine Statistics Authority has repeatedly said it gives no such aid, and VERA Files found no credible report of the programme. The videos used an AI-generated presenter, rated 98 percent likely synthetic by Hive Moderation, and the registration link led to a site selling power banks. The videos drew more than 349,000 views.
What is circulating
“Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung appointed his wife, Endang Nugrahani, as an official in the governor's office.”
Claimed by Social media users · social media
The facts
Endang was installed on 12 September 2025 as Jakarta's Bunda PAUD, an unpaid early childhood education role that a Home Affairs Ministry regulation assigns to the spouses of regional heads. Pramono said his wife held no position at City Hall, including as a special staff member.
What is circulating
“Senator Loren Legarda became the new Senate President and the first woman to lead the Philippine Senate.”
Claimed by Facebook posts · social media
The facts
VERA Files found Vicente Sotto III remained Senate President. Legarda only presided over a session after a break of more than an hour and clarified she was acting as presiding officer; reports of 13 or 17 senators backing her were never tested in a vote.
What is circulating
“Penalties for drink-driving in Vietnam will rise sharply in 2026 for cars, motorcycles and even bicycles.”
Claimed by Social media posts · social media
The facts
A Traffic Police representative under the Ministry of Public Security said in January 2026 the claims were completely false and that Decree 168/2024 remains in force with no increases planned. Under that decree the top fine for car drivers above 80 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood is about $1,200 to $1,600 with a licence suspension of 22 to 24 months.
What is circulating
“The State Bank of Vietnam plans to withdraw 1,000 to 5,000 dong banknotes from circulation.”
Claimed by Social media posts · social media
The facts
The State Bank of Vietnam said in January 2026 that the claims were entirely unfounded and had no legal basis, and that currency issuance follows the law to meet payment needs. The notes, worth about 4 to 20 US cents, remain legal tender, and the bank warned that sharing the rumour could bring penalties.
What is circulating
“A YouTube video posted on 17 January 2026 said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's resignation was a 'foregone conclusion'.”
Claimed by AI-generated YouTube channels · social media
The facts
No resignation or plan to resign was announced. Answering a parliamentary question on 5 March 2026, the Ministry of Digital Development and Information said the video belonged to a large volume of AI-generated content with entirely made-up storylines about Singapore. It issued no POFMA direction because YouTube had removed most of the videos and accounts, though similar ones later resurfaced.
What is circulating
“Announcing new dietary guidelines on 7 January 2026, Kennedy said: "90% of health care spending treats chronic disease."”
Claimed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services Secretary · official statement
The facts
PolitiFact rated the claim False. The 2017 RAND figure counted all spending on people who have chronic conditions, nearly 60 percent of Americans, not spending to treat those conditions, and a co-author said the claim misstated the report. A 2025 projection put chronic disease treatment at about $2.2 trillion a year, roughly 42 percent of more than $5.3 trillion in spending.
What is circulating
“Defending federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis on 22 January 2026, Vance said: "we're focused on Minneapolis because that's where we have the highest concentration of people who have violated" immigration law.”
Claimed by JD Vance · official statement
The facts
PolitiFact rated the claim False. Pew Research Center estimated about 90,000 unauthorized immigrants in the Minneapolis metro area in 2023, about 2.4 percent of its population against 4.1 percent nationally. Seventy-eight metro areas had a higher share, including Miami and Houston at four times or more, and the White House and DHS offered no evidence for the claim.
What is circulating
“Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia proposed to the DPR that Jokowi be named a national hero.”
Claimed by Social media users · social media
The facts
The headline was doctored from a 22 January 2026 Gelora News article about Bahlil saying he cannot sleep with air conditioning because he was poor for so long. No such proposal by Bahlil was reported.
What is circulating
“Madiun Mayor Maidi, arrested by the KPK, admitted delivering Rp800 million to Jokowi's home in Solo, where Jokowi keeps a bunker of cash and gold.”
Claimed by Social media users · social media
The facts
Maidi was caught in a KPK sting on 19 January 2026 over alleged extortion through project fees and CSR funds in the Madiun city government. The headline attributed to Gelora News does not exist on that site and was fabricated.
What is circulating
“Finance Minister Purbaya found data showing Jokowi keeps thousands of trillions of rupiah in a Chinese bank.”
Claimed by Social media users · social media
The facts
The photo of stacked cash shows money displayed by the KPK in November 2025 from the PT Taspen fictitious investment case, part of Rp883 billion in recovered assets. No credible report says Purbaya found any such data.
What is circulating
“At the national Christmas celebration on 5 January 2026, Prabowo said a survey of nearly 200 countries found Indonesians the happiest people in the world.”
Claimed by Prabowo Subianto, President · official statement
The facts
The survey he referred to, the Global Flourishing Study by Harvard, Baylor and Gallup, covered 22 countries and Hong Kong, not nearly 200. Indonesia topped its overall flourishing index at 8.47, driven by meaning and relationships, but scored low on the happiness and life satisfaction component, and the World Happiness Report 2025 ranked Indonesia 83rd of 147 countries.
What is circulating
“Photos show Senator Risa Hontiveros looking at a 'figurine' of drug war victim Kian Delos Santos at a Senate exhibit.”
Claimed by Facebook posts · social media
The facts
VERA Files found the photos were edited. A reverse image search traced them to an Inquirer news photo from 26 January showing the group looking at a garment of a child victim, not a statue; the two largest posts drew over 176,000 reactions combined.
What is circulating
“A video shared on Facebook claimed to contain "leaked Donald Trump audio about the Epstein files and Venezuela."”
Claimed by Facebook posts · social media
The facts
PolitiFact rated the claim False. The opening of the clip matches a November 2025 TikTok video carrying an OpenAI Sora watermark, and its uploader said it was AI generated. The rest is authentic footage from November 2025 in which Trump explained his hoarse voice, unrelated to Epstein or any leak.
Prabowo Subianto
Joko Widodo
Anwar Ibrahim
Pramono Anung
Senate of the Philippines
Lawrence Wong
JD Vance
Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa
Risa Hontiveros
Donald Trump