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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
· Apr 18, 2023 · 01:30 pm
The TB-free Award given to Karnataka and Jammu & Kashmir doesn’t mean the states are free of TB

The award incentivises states to work towards Sustainable Development Goals for Tuberculosis.

Merin Mathew, Factchecker.in
· Apr 03, 2023 · 01:30 pm
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
· Mar 22, 2023 · 09:30 pm

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
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Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in
· Mar 13, 2023 · 01:30 pm
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
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Pavan Thimmavajjala, Factchecker.in
· Feb 16, 2023 · 09:30 pm
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
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Pavan Thimmavajjala, Factchecker.in
· Feb 13, 2023 · 09:30 pm

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Merin Mathew, Factchecker.in

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 · Apr 18, 2023 · 01:30 pm

The TB-free Award given to Karnataka and Jammu & Kashmir doesn’t mean the states are free of TB

The award incentivises states to work towards Sustainable Development Goals for Tuberculosis.

Merin Mathew, Factchecker.in · Apr 03, 2023 · 01:30 pm

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Two claims turned out to be true, one false and one needed additional context.

Merin Mathew, Factchecker.in · Mar 22, 2023 · 09:30 pm

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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 · Mar 13, 2023 · 01:30 pm

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 · Feb 16, 2023 · 09:30 pm

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 · Feb 13, 2023 · 09:30 pm

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· Feb 13, 2023 · 09:30 pm