Data: 340 deaths of Manual Scavengers in Sewers & Septic tanks between 2016 & 2020
Manual scavenging has been a scourge of the Indian society for decades. Despite legislative efforts, there is still a sizeable…
An old image from 2020 of a damaged toilet in Hong Kong is falsely shared as a recent incident in Lebanon involving Hezbollah
https://youtu.be/aGn3mlYyJkY A social media post going viral (here, here, here, and here) shows an image of a damaged toilet. A…
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Fact Checking Government claims about promoting Sports
The present BJP government published an infographic on the 48-months portal that makes five claims…
Fact Checking government claims about Skill Development
The BJP government has made three claims about their flagship skill development scheme, the ‘Pradhan…
Number of Political parties increased twofold in the last 10 years, crosses the 2000 mark
Data from the ECI indicates that the registration of political parties increases disproportionately during election years.…
Fact Check: How true are Government claims about credit to Micro & Small Enterprises
The BJP government published an infographic titled ‘Harnessing yuva shakti through self-employment’ on the 48-months…
430 cases involving life sentence are pending against sitting & former MLAs/MPs
Noting that there are over 4000 pending cases against sitting & former MLAs/MPs, the Supreme…
Fact Checking Congress party’s claims about Public expenditure on Education & Health
The Congress party has made a series of claims about the budget allocation & expenditure…
