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Checked by FACTLY13 Mar 2025IndiaEducation
Social media posts

“The father of Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin, saved a young Winston Churchill from drowning. In gratitude, Churchill’s father paid for Fleming’s education. Later on, Fleming’s penicillin saved Winston Churchill’s life from pneumonia.”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: This story about Winston Churchill and Alexander Fleming is not true; it is a fictional tale. There is no historical evidence to support the claim that Alexander Fleming or his father saved Churchill’s life. Churchill’s…

Checked by FACTLY13 Mar 2025IndiaWar and conflict
Social media posts

“The viral video shows a massive fire from the recent hijacking of the Jaffar Express by Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) insurgents in Pakistan’s Balochistan province.”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: The viral video actually shows a fire near Mir Chakar area in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Maymar, Pakistan, on 10 March 2025. The incident involved warehouses and shops, not a train hijacking. The Jaffar Express hijacking happe…

Checked by FactCheck.org13 Mar 2025United StatesEconomy and jobs
Rick Scott, U.S. Senator

“Well, first off, Donald Trump walked in with a crappy economy. The number of full-time jobs has been dropping almost the entire Biden administration.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: When Biden left office in January, the number of people usually working full time — meaning 35 hours or more a week — was almost 135.9 million. That was up 8.5% from about 125.2 million full-time workers when Biden beca…