Fact check: Is Gujarat’s school dropout rate really less than 1%, as PM Modi claimed?

Both central and state government records for primary and secondary schools contradict the prime minister’s claim.

Gautam Doshi, FactChecker.in

· Sep 17, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Fact-checking BJP MLA’s claim that the Taliban are responsible for the fuel price hike in India

The crisis in Afghanistan has not proven to have any bearing on global prices, suggest economists.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· Sep 09, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Adityanath’s claim of zero Covid-19 deaths in UP in three days contradicted by Centre’s data

While the state reported no deaths between July 31 and August 2, the Centre’s records show seven people died of coronavirus on August 1.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· Aug 04, 2021 · 09:30 pm

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