“A viral graphic plate of Puthiyathalaimurai, a Tamil regional news channel allegedly quoted Finance Minister announcing Ooty train has been upgraded to international standards. She has been quoted asking why should be people wish to visit ooty if they can’t afford Rs 3,000 ticket fare.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 10 Dec 2020.
Vishvas News rated thisFALSE
What Vishvas News found
The viral group plate quoting FM Nirmala Sitharaman is fake. Puthiyathalaimurai web team refuted the claims.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 December 2020. Vishvas News (India) looked into it and published its finding on 14 December 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.fo/72Ori
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This check was done by Vishvas News, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.