“All the top four rankers of the recently released 2021 UPSC results are women”
What FACTLY found
: In the recently released results of 2021 UPSC, only the top three rankers are women, whereas the fourth rank is secured by a male candidate, whose name is Aishwarya Verma, from Madhya Pradesh. In all likelihood, the name of the fourth ranker could have led to the confusion. Several news reports have published the photo of the fourth ranker
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 May 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 1 June 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.