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Gautam Doshi, FactChecker.in
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Fact check: Did petrol prices rise by only 5% in the past year, as the petroleum minister claims?
Hardeep Singh Puri’s claim contradicted by official records.
Gautam Doshi, FactChecker.in
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Fact-check: Was Amit Shah right that Gujarat saw no Covid-19 deaths in the third wave?
Records show that during the 42 days of the Omicron-driven surge between January 4 and February 14, there were 699 coronavirus deaths in the state.
Gautam Doshi, FactChecker.in
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Explained: India’s record $400 billion exports don’t reveal the full picture
Despite the increasing exports, the trade deficit is widening.
Gautam Doshi, FactChecker.in
Trending
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Why a celebrated Russian artist chose to become an Indian citizen
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From the biography: Why Indira Gandhi saw young Farooq Abdullah as the future leader of Kashmir
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When Dev Anand was mistaken for a taxi driver
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The cost of protesting against mining in Gadchiroli
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Counterview: What Arundhati Roy and the secular intelligentsia get wrong about Modi’s India
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Data check: What have different governments at the Centre done for Kashmiri migrants?
Taken together, UPA and NDA regimes have approved 6,000 transit accommodations, of which only 14% are complete.
Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in & Gautam Doshi, FactChecker.in
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Fact check: An inaccurate claim made by Modi in Uttar Pradesh was inaccurately reported by the media
While news reports claim the PM said there are no oil refineries in India, what he actually claimed was that the country has no oil wells.
Gautam Doshi, FactChecker.in
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Fact check: What did Amit Shah get wrong (and right) about development in UP under Adityanath?
Official records don’t back two of the three claims made by the Union Minister.
Gautam Doshi, FactChecker.in
Video
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‘You’re not telling my story but selling it’: Comedian’s spoof on Humans Of Bombay’s business model
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Watch: Google looks at its own history with animated doodle to celebrate its 25th birthday
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Watch: Over 200 dogs attend outdoor screening of ‘PAW Patrol’ movie in the US to set world record
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Watch: Mumbai Police band Khaki Studio performs devotional song for Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations
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Watch: When cricket legend Kapil Dev got ‘kidnapped’ for a streaming platform’s World Cup 2023 ad
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Fact-checking Adityanath’s claim that UP became the second-largest economy after he came to power
The chief minister’s claim that the state’s economy was ranked sixth or seventh between 1947 and 2017 was belied by official records.
Gautam Doshi, FactChecker.in
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BJP and Shiv Sena are squabbling over whether wine is liquor. Who is correct?
Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut defended Maharashtra government’s decision to allow the sale of wine in supermarkets on the grounds that it isn’t liquor.
Gautam Doshi, FactChecker.in
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Ahead of UP elections, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan makes false claims about the state’s growth
Official records don’t back the BJP national secretary’s claims on subjects ranging from women’s safety to the state being riot free.
Gautam Doshi, FactChecker.in
The Reel
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Watch: The first teaser of ‘Tiger 3’ is out
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‘Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley’ review: Flippant fun gets in the way of suspense
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In ‘Paradise’, an Indian marriage is tested by the Sri Lankan economic crisis
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‘Aankh Micholi’ trailer: Two families clash over a wedding
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Watch: Faith is put to the test in coming-of-age film ‘Bhagwan Bharose’
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Fact check: Has crime really reduced in Goa by 101%, as BJP chief JP Nadda claimed?
Official records show only one of the party president’s three claims regarding the state’s crime rate, water supply and primary health centres is true.
Gautam Doshi, FactChecker.in
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Did China intrude into India or did it transgress the Line of Actual Control?
What should we call the Galwan Valley violence?
Gautam Doshi, FactChecker.in
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Fact check: No, Noida’s Jewar airport won’t be Asia’s largest airport
Contrary to claims by ministers Jyotiraditya Scindia and Anurag Thakur, seven Asian airports already host more passengers than the upcoming one in UP.
Gautam Doshi, FactChecker.in
The Field
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Asian Games, Equestrian: Sudipti Hajela reflects on first gold in 41 years – ‘It feels surreal’
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India at Asian Games, Sept 27, live blog: Shooters win five medals including two gold medals
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India at Asian Games, Sept 27 schedule: Campaign begins for women’s hockey, Shiva Thapa in boxing
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Watch, Asian Games: The Indian dressage team win the country’s first equestrian gold after 41 years
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Asian Games, Hockey: Ishika Chaudhary’s self-driven journey from Gwalior to Hangzhou, and beyond