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A fact-check of every claim made by India to dispute WHO’s estimate of its Covid-19 deaths

Most arguments put forth by the government and its functionaries don’t hold water.

Rukmini S, FactChecker.in
· May 19, 2022 · 01:30 pm
Fact check: Is West Bengal really as safe as Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress claim?

Data on political killings, crimes against women and conviction rates contradicts the chief minister’s assertion.

Niladry Sarkar, FactChecker.in
· May 15, 2022 · 07:30 pm
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi claims India has seen no ‘major communal riot in 7-8 years’. How wrong is he?

National Crime Records Bureau data shows there have been 5,415 riots between 2014 and 2020, with 52 killed in the Delhi riots alone.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in
· May 04, 2022 · 01:30 pm

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