Fact Check
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Fact check: Was an Islamic flag raised in Karnataka’s Bhatkal with communal motives?
In fact, flags representing several categories – Hindu, Muslim, Dalit and the Congress – were all raised after the state election verdict was announced.
Shinjinee Majumder, AltNews.in
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Fact check: Modi’s claim that BJP received over 50% votes in several states needs some context
BJP independently secured more than half the total vote share in 11 states and two union territories in the 2019 general elections.
Merin Mathew, Factchecker.in
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A fact-check of Congress’s claims about the hardships faced by farmers in India
Two claims turned out to be true, one false and one needed additional context.
Merin Mathew, Factchecker.in
Trending
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Fiction: Mahmud and Ayaz travel from Somnath to Kashmir as questions of citizenship arise
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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Adityanath claims there have been no farmer suicides in UP in last six years. What do the facts say?
Official data shows 398 farmers and 731 farm labourers died by suicide between 2017 and 2021 in the state.
Merin Mathew, Factchecker.in & Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in
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A fact-check of JP Nadda’s claims on crimes against women in West Bengal
Although Nadda’s claims on trafficking and kidnapping of women were incorrect, he wasn’t wrong about the state registering the highest number of acid attacks.
Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in
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Fact check: Amit Shah’s claims on central schemes in Tripura were not entirely true
Official data shows that two of these claims were only partially true, one needed additional context and two were true.
Merin Mathew, Factchecker.in & Pavan Thimmavajjala, Factchecker.in
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Fact check: Amit Shah is wrong. Crimes against women haven’t declined by 50% in Tripura under BJP
The Union home minister made one incorrect and several partially true claims in Tripura ahead of the state assembly election.
Merin Mathew, Factchecker.in & Pavan Thimmavajjala, Factchecker.in
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A fact-check of BJP’s claims about the performance of central schemes in Meghalaya
The party claims 68,136 houses were constructed in the state under the Awas Yojana. Official data says the actual number was 1,100.
Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in
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Fact check: Is natural gas just as responsible as coal for global warming, as Union minister claims?
In theory, natural gas is 'cleaner' than coal, but while producing the gas a certain amount of methane ( a greenhouse gas) leaks into the atmosphere.
Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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Fact check: Is the demand for MGNREGA jobs declining, as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman claims?
MGNREGA is a social security and employment scheme which aims to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed employment in a year to every rural household.
Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in
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Fact check: Was there really only one university in Ahmedabad district before 2002, as Modi claims?
The prime minister made the claim while campaigning during the state assembly elections.
Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in
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Fact check: Is there no link between air pollution and health, as a Union minister claims?
Environment minister Ashwini Choubey said in the Parliament that there is no conclusive data to establish a direct correlation between health and air pollution.
Nushaiba Iqbal, Factchecker.in
The Field
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians