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

Centre’s claim that less than 2% Indians have been affected by Covid-19 isn’t supported by ICMR data

The Indian Council of Medical Research’s latest national serological survey shows the real number could be 21%.

Anuprova Ghose, Factchecker.in

· May 21, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Fact check: No, WHO did not praise the UP government for its Covid-19 testing strategy

The global organisation was merely showcasing its own groundwork.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· May 17, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Fact-check: BJP supporters claim UPA government built only one AIIMS in 10 years. Are they right?

Official data and a CAG report contradict the claim.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· Apr 29, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Fact check: Was Adityanath right in saying that there’s no shortage of medical oxygen in UP?

Hospitals, doctors, volunteers and patients’ relatives disagree with the chief minister.

Anuprova Ghose, Factchecker.in

· Apr 27, 2021 · 08:30 pm

Fact check: Did a Harvard study really praise Adityanath’s handling of the migrant crisis in UP?

Media outlets misled readers into believing that a report prepared by a Gurgaon-based institute was a study conducted by the prestigious US-based university.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

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Mohammed Kudrati, BoomLive.in

· Apr 18, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Fact-checking Congress’ claim that rape cases rose by 25% in Kerala in two years

Statistics from the National Crime Records Bureau and the Kerala Police peg the rise at 0.9%.

Anuprova Ghose, Factchecker.in

· Apr 05, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Fact check: Were the men who waved the Indian flag at the Capitol supporters of the Congress party?

It turns out that they are actually inclined towards the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Mohammed Zubair, Alt News

· Jan 09, 2021 · 10:27 pm

Fact check: Did Telangana CM release ₹27,718 crore towards farm loan waiver in six years?

The claim is misleading as this is the amount budgeted rather than amount released, according to the Reserve Bank of India.

Ayswarya Murthy, Factchecker.in

· Nov 10, 2020 · 09:30 pm

BJP tweets old IMF data to make false claim that India will be world’s fastest-growing economy

In its latest June report, the fund revised its April estimates and projected a contraction of -4.5% for India in 2020.

Archit Mehta, Alt News

· Aug 29, 2020 · 06:59 pm

Palghar lynching: Prominent social media users falsely gave the crime a communal angle

The accused people and victims are both from the same faith, the officer said.

Jignesh Patel, AltNews.in

· Apr 21, 2020 · 10:50 am