“A viral meme created with a news card informing about the newly formed district of Tamil Nadu alleges that the State will be bifurcated once after the number of districts reach 40”
Social media posts
Claim dated 30 Dec 2020.
Vishvas News rated thisFALSE
What Vishvas News found
The Revenue Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, responsible for decisions on bifurcation denied the viral claims. India has many states with more than 40 districts.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 December 2020. Vishvas News (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 December 2020. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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.