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What BJP leaders won’t tell you about foreign direct investment in India

While bragging about highest-even FDI inflow, the leaders forgot to tell their followers that outflow too has hit record levels.

Isha Bajpai, Factchecker.in
· Jun 04, 2022 · 01:30 pm
By cherry-picking development spend data, Sitharaman and Chidambaram are missing the larger picture

Both BJP and Congress leaders used unfair comparative terms or presented only the data that supported their narrative.

Isha Bajpai, Factchecker.in
· Apr 19, 2022 · 07:30 pm
Fact check: No, WHO has not granted Covaxin emergency use nod for children

In its guidelines, the Union health ministry had mentioned that Bharat Biotech’s vaccine was the only one with an emergency use listing for for 15-18 age group.

Isha Bajpai, Factchecker.in
· Jan 06, 2022 · 01:30 pm

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Explained: How Indian states misreport their Covid-19 death toll

A new analysis says the actual number of Covid-19 deaths by May 5 could have been as high as 6.54 lakh, not the official tally of 2.21 lakh.

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Isha Bajpai, Factchecker.in
· May 12, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Isha Bajpai, Factchecker.in

What BJP leaders won’t tell you about foreign direct investment in India

While bragging about highest-even FDI inflow, the leaders forgot to tell their followers that outflow too has hit record levels.

Isha Bajpai, Factchecker.in
· Jun 04, 2022 · 01:30 pm

By cherry-picking development spend data, Sitharaman and Chidambaram are missing the larger picture

Both BJP and Congress leaders used unfair comparative terms or presented only the data that supported their narrative.

Isha Bajpai, Factchecker.in
· Apr 19, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Fact check: No, WHO has not granted Covaxin emergency use nod for children

In its guidelines, the Union health ministry had mentioned that Bharat Biotech’s vaccine was the only one with an emergency use listing for for 15-18 age group.

Isha Bajpai, Factchecker.in
· Jan 06, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Congress’ attack on BJP over the failures of demonetisation doesn’t present the full picture

The Opposition party tweeted a bunch of numbers on counterfeit currency, some of which were misleading.

Isha Bajpai, Factchecker.in
· Nov 10, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Fact Check: Did UP have just 12 medical colleges till 2017, as Modi and Adityanath claim?

The BJP leaders also claimed that this number has now quadrupled.

Isha Bajpai, Factchecker.in
· Jul 21, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Fact check: Is electricity in Punjab really the country’s most expensive, as AAP leaders claim?

A look at official data proves them wrong.

Isha Bajpai, Factchecker.in
· Jul 01, 2021 · 01:30 pm

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Explained: How Indian states misreport their Covid-19 death toll

A new analysis says the actual number of Covid-19 deaths by May 5 could have been as high as 6.54 lakh, not the official tally of 2.21 lakh.

Anuprova Ghose, Factchecker.in
&
Isha Bajpai, Factchecker.in
· May 12, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Isha Bajpai, Factchecker.in

What BJP leaders won’t tell you about foreign direct investment in India

While bragging about highest-even FDI inflow, the leaders forgot to tell their followers that outflow too has hit record levels.

Isha Bajpai, Factchecker.in · Jun 04, 2022 · 01:30 pm

By cherry-picking development spend data, Sitharaman and Chidambaram are missing the larger picture

Both BJP and Congress leaders used unfair comparative terms or presented only the data that supported their narrative.

Isha Bajpai, Factchecker.in · Apr 19, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Fact check: No, WHO has not granted Covaxin emergency use nod for children

In its guidelines, the Union health ministry had mentioned that Bharat Biotech’s vaccine was the only one with an emergency use listing for for 15-18 age group.

Isha Bajpai, Factchecker.in · Jan 06, 2022 · 01:30 pm

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Congress’ attack on BJP over the failures of demonetisation doesn’t present the full picture

The Opposition party tweeted a bunch of numbers on counterfeit currency, some of which were misleading.

Isha Bajpai, Factchecker.in · Nov 10, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Fact Check: Did UP have just 12 medical colleges till 2017, as Modi and Adityanath claim?

The BJP leaders also claimed that this number has now quadrupled.

Isha Bajpai, Factchecker.in · Jul 21, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Fact check: Is electricity in Punjab really the country’s most expensive, as AAP leaders claim?

A look at official data proves them wrong.

Isha Bajpai, Factchecker.in · Jul 01, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Video

Eco India: Can river clean-ups restore India’s dying rivers to their natural glory?

Oct 20, 2024 · 08:55 am

Eco India, Episode 272: How can we make our urban oases fit for the future?

Oct 19, 2024 · 03:25 pm

Watch: Massive traffic congestion cripples major roads in Bengaluru after torrential rain

Oct 15, 2024 · 06:05 pm

Video: The dangers of sarkaari Hindutva

Oct 08, 2024 · 03:30 pm

Durga Puja 2024: Fifteen community festivals in and around Kolkata with unique, poignant themes

Oct 08, 2024 · 01:12 pm

Explained: How Indian states misreport their Covid-19 death toll

A new analysis says the actual number of Covid-19 deaths by May 5 could have been as high as 6.54 lakh, not the official tally of 2.21 lakh.

Anuprova Ghose, Factchecker.in & Isha Bajpai, Factchecker.in · May 12, 2021 · 07:30 pm

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