Questions tagged [politics]

Use this tag for questions that regard statements made by politicians. Do not use [politician name] tags unless the claim is about that politician.

Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the corporate, academic, and religious segments of society.

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Has one vote ever made a difference?

My friend told me that he doesn't bother voting any more in elections, because "it's not like one vote ever made a difference." I will vote when I can and I think it is important, and although I share his sentiment about politicians... it got me…
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Did the White House Press Secretary Lie about a Pie?

Apparently, the White House Press Secretary tweeted a picture of a chocolate pecan pie over the Thanksgiving Holiday. She claims that she made the pie and took a picture of it. People are claiming that this is a stock photo - apparently due to the…
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Are these real badges for Richard Nixon's 1972 Presidential campaign?

I saw this image on Twitter earlier, claiming that they're actual campaign badges for Richard Nixon's 1972 election: I believe this is a notable claim, as some other websites report on them (though this link at least claims that it was an…
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Do police officers have monthly quotas of traffic tickets to write?

I always wondered about this. When times are tough, the officers seem to start getting stricter, writing tickets in cases where they may otherwise give a warning or not bother to pull you over. No, I didn't just get pulled over, but I have been…
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Was inflation in the US 0% for July 2022?

A few days ago, President Biden said Today, we received news that our economy had 0% inflation in the month of July — 0% This was contested in conservative media, with Fox News running the headline "White House blasted for claiming ‘zero’…
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Is Activism Effective?

When I'm freezing my hands giving out fliers, I have to wonder: Am I actually making an impact? Are there specific forms of activism which are more effective than others? Does it just preach to the choir? We know that people almost never change…
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Are scientists biased towards the government's influence?

A common rebuttal to scientific studies is that most scientists are funded by the government, and hence are working to a government's agenda. Sometimes the claim extends to suggest that the peer-review process is biased towards the government's…
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Do "crisis actors" exist to exaggerate or falsify an event?

David Hogg (of Parkland, an actual student) and Emma Gonzalez (of New York, a 30-year-old woman who shares the name of an actual Parkland student) have both been falsely accused of being fake crisis actors. [Example] The Wikipedia article on crisis…
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Are state officials in Florida prevented from saying the term "climate change"?

Perfscience.com has reported in a article that officials of the state of Florida were told they are not allowed to use the words "climate change" or "global warming": Officials at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection have claimed that…
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How did Yasser Arafat die?

Adrian Bloomfield has written, in The Telegraph in July 2012: Many theories have been advanced in the past for the cause of Arafat's death, and his case notes – which are alleged to show that he had suffered cirrhosis – have never been released. …
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Did 4 patent holders die in MH370?

http://www.chiptatum.com/index.php/articles/18-debunking-the-rumor It’s been reported that Peidong Wang, from Suzhou, Zhijun Chen, from Suzhou, Zhihong Cheng, from Suzhou and Li Ying, from Suzhou, Freescale employees from China who were said to…
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Is Afghanistan no more dangerous (for the population) than Brazil?

This claim was made by German politician Boris Palmer: Was Afghanistan angeht, gibt es eine gefühlte Wahrnehmung von Unsicherheit, die vor allem durch Bilder von Anschlägen transportiert wird.“ Diese habe jedoch nichts mit der statistischen …
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Did British ex-PM break into a garage to recover his stolen papers?

The Wikipedia article on Marcia Falkender/Marcia Williams (private secretary to PM Harold Wilson) makes a rather explosive claim: When Wilson lost office in 1970, Falkender seized his papers, and her brother, Tony Field, helped Wilson break into…
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Is there an active international arrest warrant against Henry Kissinger?

Infowars in 2010: It seems that Henry Kissinger as Rockefeller’s right hand man had to be at the meeting even though there existed an International arrest warrant from France and Spain who wish to charge him with war crimes from the Chile war. The…
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Was Wendi Deng, Rupert Murdoch's ex-wife, a spy?

In a recent television interview, Australian mining magnate and political candidate Clive Palmer declared that Rupert Murdoch's ex-wife Wendi Deng (Palmer called her Murdoch's wife) is a spy, and that is why he filed for divorce. I'm skeptical of…
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