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“Amartya Sen and the daughters of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh embezzled ₹2730 crore allocated by the Indian government to build Nalanda University. The Modi government, upon coming to power in 2014, dissolved the old committee due to this misuse.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: Manmohan Singh’s daughters, Daman Singh and Upinder Singh, have categorically denied any association with Nalanda University, confirming that they never worked there or received any salary or benefits. During Amartya Se…

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“President Jimmy Carter verbatim said, “evangelical Christianity has been hijacked by people who would have given Jesus himself the boot if he knocked on their door.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: Social media posts are falsely attributing this quote about “evangelical Christianity” being “hijacked” to Jimmy Carter as if it were a verbatim quote. These words were used in a 2005 Minnesota Star Tribune article, but…

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“The video shows a U.S. law student questioning Islam’s portrayal, Muslim representation, and ideologies with weapons to Donald Trump’s 2024 cabinet picks.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The video, dating back to 17 June 2014 is of a panel discussion held by The Heritage Foundation on the 2012 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya. It is not from 2024 or recent years. Notably, Barack Obama was t…