A fact-check of BJP’s claims about the performance of central schemes in Meghalaya

The party claims 68,136 houses were constructed in the state under the Awas Yojana. Official data says the actual number was 1,100.

Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in

· Jan 21, 2023 · 08:30 pm

Fact check: Is natural gas just as responsible as coal for global warming, as Union minister claims?

In theory, natural gas is 'cleaner' than coal, but while producing the gas a certain amount of methane ( a greenhouse gas) leaks into the atmosphere.

Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in

· Dec 31, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Fact check: Is the demand for MGNREGA jobs declining, as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman claims?

MGNREGA is a social security and employment scheme which aims to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed employment in a year to every rural household.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· Dec 27, 2022 · 02:00 pm

Fact check: Was there really only one university in Ahmedabad district before 2002, as Modi claims?

The prime minister made the claim while campaigning during the state assembly elections.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· Dec 18, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Fact check: Is there no link between air pollution and health, as a Union minister claims?

Environment minister Ashwini Choubey said in the Parliament that there is no conclusive data to establish a direct correlation between health and air pollution.

Nushaiba Iqbal, Factchecker.in

· Dec 03, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Nitin Gadkari claimed Madhya Pradesh is no longer a BIMARU state. What do the facts say?

The union minister said MP’s rapid progress has placed it in the league of ‘developed states’.

Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in

· Nov 29, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Uttar Pradesh has the lowest tap water coverage, and not Rajasthan, as a former BJP minister claims

Rajyavardhan Rathore’s claim belied by Union government’s data.

Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in

· Nov 03, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Fact Check: Were there no riots in Uttar Pradesh in the past five years, as Adityanath claims?

Contradicting the chief minister, crime data shows more than 35,000 cases between 2017 and 2021.

Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in

· Sep 08, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Fact check: Has Tripura’s per capita income risen 30% under BJP rule, as JP Nadda claimed?

The party’s national president was on a two-day campaign in the state for assembly elections scheduled for next year.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· Sep 04, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Fact check: Internet has become cheaper in India – but not as much as the coal ministry claims

Records show that the Modi government’s claim of a major fall in data charges in the last eight years is not fully true.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· Jul 07, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Fact check: In Germany, Modi made several untrue claims about India’s growth

While the Prime Minister asserted that the country is open defecation free and that all its villages are electrified, data shows otherwise.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· Jul 04, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Fact-check: Are BJP MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore’s claims on Agnipath true?

Agniveers will get a sum of Rs 20 lakh after four years, the former army officer said.

Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in

· Jun 24, 2022 · 05:30 pm