“Amit Shah stated that the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) was the first political party to successfully establish prestigious institutes such as IIT, IIIT, NIT, IIM, and AIIMS in India”
What FACTLY found
The viral video was created by editing the original at different timestamps. At 10:39, Shah claims Congress left Chhattisgarh in a poor state before BJP took over in 2003. At 10:47, he continues to say that transforming Chhattisgarh into an education, power, and healthcare hub, NIT, IIT, IIIT, IIM, AIIMS, and Livelihood Colleges in Chhattisgarh were established by the BJP
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 November 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 November 2023, 3 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/b.viju/posts/pfbid02DFLj1wCLfENHP6iYaFu8VBFAm5Jz9Anjvz8azunJ4ch1…
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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.