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“The state of Uttar Pradesh has implemented or passed a population control bill, a law prohibiting people who have more than two children from availing government jobs and schemes.”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The Uttar Pradesh government has not implemented the Population Control Bill. According to reports, a draft of the Uttar Pradesh Population Control Bill was created and released by the state law commission in 2021. Acco…

Social media posts

“In 1991, Chandra Shekhar government pledged about 1 lakh kg of gold to foreign banks. Recently, the Modi-led BJP government brought this gold back to India.”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: During the foreign exchange crisis of 1990-91, India secured a loan of $405 million from the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan by pledging 46.91 tonnes of its gold reserves. However, it repaid the loan between Septe…

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“When Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister of India, Sonia Gandhi was seated in a prominent seat during a meeting with the former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: The viral video was taken in 2017 when the then Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, visited India. However, Manmohan Singh served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014. In this meeting, Sonia Gan…

Rodrigo Duterte

“Former president Rodrigo Duterte accused the Marcos administration of “preventing” the May 25 prayer rally in Tacloban City from taking place, criticizing its "policy of stifling dissent.”

Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop

Vera Files says: The TAPS Coalition, organizer of the Tacloban leg of the Maisug rally, said on its Facebook page on May 24 that mobility problems arose due to Typhoon Aghon, prompting them to cancel the gathering.