Data: Death Registration rate increased in 2018 but issues with medical certification of deaths continue
The latest 2018 report of the ‘Civil Registration System’ and ‘Medically Certified Deaths’ indicate that the death registration rate in…
A scripted video is shared with the false claim of a real incident of a 50-year-old man marrying his 23-year-old daughter
A post going viral on social media (here, here, and here) features a man and a woman, the post claims…
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Fact Checking Government claims on ‘Soil Health Cards’ to Farmers
The BJP government published an infographic on the 48-months portal about enhancing agricultural productivity. It…
24% of all Padma Awards for Sportspersons went to Cricketers
From 1954 to 2019, a total of 234 civilian awards (Padma Awards & Bharat Ratna)…
Since Independence, every ‘No-Confidence’ motion taken up by the Lok Sabha was defeated except one
The BJP led NDA government faced its first ‘No-Confidence’ motion on 20th July 2018 and…
Fact Check: Has Fish production substantially increased during the current government?
The BJP government published an infographic on the 48-months portal that makes claims about fish…
Fact Checking Government claims on ‘Affordable Credit’ to Farmers
The BJP government published an infographic on the 48-months portal that makes two claims about…
What does data suggest about India’s Republic Day Chief Guest since 1950?
Contrary to popular perception, a dignitary from France was invited on maximum occasions as a Chief…
