Data: Export of Essential Commodities from India down 27% in 2020-21
The Essential Commodities act lists seven broad categories of items as essential commodities. Data shared by the government indicates that…
A Mesopotamian demon’s statue is falsely shared as archaeologists finding statue of Allah in Saudi Arabia
https://youtu.be/8k3blwLHzVs A viral social media post (here, here, and here) is circulating with the claim that archaeologists have found artefacts…
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Fact Checking Government claims on improving Safety in Railways
The BJP government published an infographic on the 48-months portal that makes 3 claims about…
Women MPs in Lok Sabha: How have the numbers changed?
The issue of women’s representation in elected bodies came to the forefront yet again when…
Fact Check: Trump is wrong about India’s spending on a Library in Afghanistan being equal to 5 hours of U.S. spending
The U.S. President Donald Trump, during his press appearance at a cabinet meeting mocked India’s…
Fact Checking Government claims on Smart Cities
The BJP government published an infographic on the government’s 48-months portal that makes claims about…
Why are discounted SMS rates not valid on certain days?
Why are discounted SMS rates not valid on certain days? What are the rules that…
Even as we enter 2019, data on Accidents, Suicides & Prisons not available from 2016 onwards
The NCRB releases multiple reports annually that provide crime & accident related statistics. Out of…
