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“Rishi Sunak elected as Britain’s Prime Minister”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: Boris Johnson resigned as the Conservative party leader; he is still the Prime Minister of UK till a new PM is elected reportedly by 05 September 2022. There need not necessarily be a general election in UK because, whe…

Checked by FACTLY13 Jul 2022India
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“Video of a foreign couple dancing to Lord Krishna song”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The viral visuals actually show US ice skating dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White, performing to Bollywood songs in the 2010 AT&T U.S. figure skating championship. Several news articles have reported their performanc…

Checked by FACTLY12 Jul 2022IndiaTelugu
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“2022 ఒక ప్రత్యేక సంవత్సరం, ప్రపంచంలో అందరికీ ఒకే వయసు ఉంటుంది”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: ప్రస్తుత సంవత్సరం నుండి ఆ వ్యక్తి యొక్క పుట్టిన సంవత్సరాన్ని తీసేస్తే (subtraction చేస్తే) వారి యొక్క వయసు వస్తుంది. వయసు = ప్రస్తుత సంవత్సరం (2022) – పుట్టిన సంవత్సరం. అంటే, వయసు + పుట్టిన సంవత్సరం = 2022. ఇది సహజంగానే వచ్చిన లెక్క, ప్రతి ఏడ…