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Checked by FACTLY3 Apr 2023IndiaPolitics and government
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“In Barack Obama’s memoir “A Promised Land,” he stated that the Congress government adopted lenient measures against terrorists involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks to appease the Muslim vote bank”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: Barack Obama never made this claim in his book. He only discussed his conversation with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who expressed concerns about the economy, Pakistan, and political repercussions, but there was no me…

Checked by PolitiFact28 Mar 2023United StatesPolitics and government
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“The gay dating app Grindr says if Florida doesn’t stop passing homophobic and transphobic laws, they’ll reveal every Republican legislator and party official who secretly uses the app.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: A Grindr spokesperson said the app protects users’ privacy and would not reveal the identities of Republican politicians on Grindr. The claim circulated amid Republican-led efforts to pass anti-LGTBQ+ laws nationwide.