Explainer: What is norovirus, the pathogen found in Kerala, and how dangerous is it?

As many as 62 students and some of their parents developed symptoms of the virus. Two cases have been confirmed.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· Jan 28, 2023 · 09:30 pm

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

· Dec 27, 2022 · 02:00 pm

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

· Dec 18, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Fact check: Union minister’s claim of 15-16 lakh jobs being created every month is inaccurate

Ashwini Vaishnaw based his remarks on EPFO data, which experts say does not present a true picture since a bulk of the employment in the country is informal.

Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in

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Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· Dec 01, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Seventeen years on, RTI Act is bogged down by vacancies, sluggish pace and a mounting backlog

There are significant hurdles in accessing information, whether at the Union or state level.

Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in

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Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· Oct 17, 2022 · 07:30 pm

As suicide cases spike, how accessible are government and non-profit mental health helplines?

The government’s lone suicide helpline could only be reached three of the over 40 times it was called.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

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Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in

· Sep 16, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Fact check: Has Tripura’s per capita income risen 30% under BJP rule, as JP Nadda claimed?

The party’s national president was on a two-day campaign in the state for assembly elections scheduled for next year.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· Sep 04, 2022 · 01:30 pm

A Union minister told Parliament that 73% of India’s solid waste is processed. How true is this?

Data from the Central Pollution Control Board shows that 47% of the garbage gathered in a day is scientifically treated.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· Aug 11, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Data check: In last six years, India has registered a case of encounter killing every three days

At 38, Jammu and Kashmir reported the largest number of extrajudicial killings in the past year.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· Jul 28, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Fact check: Internet has become cheaper in India – but not as much as the coal ministry claims

Records show that the Modi government’s claim of a major fall in data charges in the last eight years is not fully true.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· Jul 07, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Fact check: In Germany, Modi made several untrue claims about India’s growth

While the Prime Minister asserted that the country is open defecation free and that all its villages are electrified, data shows otherwise.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· Jul 04, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Data check: In seven years, India has seen a 500% rise in cases filed under its hate-speech law

The country lacks exclusive legislation criminalising hate speech that does not incite violence.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· Jun 23, 2022 · 01:30 pm