“Bharath Jain, one of the wealthiest beggars in India, is an IIM Calcutta graduate who runs a colossal begging empire”
Social media posts
Claim dated 7 Aug 2023.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
Although media reports state that Bharath Jain is one of the wealthiest beggars in India, earning around 60-70k per month, he reportedly did not have any formal education. None of the media reports that covered his story mentioned anything about him being a graduate of IIM Calcutta
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 August 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 13 August 2023, 6 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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