“Central government has removed nationality column from the passport”
What FACTLY found
Government did not remove the nationality column form the passport. Applicants still have to mention the type of Indian citizenship one holds in the passport application form. Further when the same claim went viral earlier, the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs has clarified that the government has not removed nationality column and is still maintained in the passport
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 June 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 June 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/alimaula.alimaula.71/posts/pfbid0Wj4q5Zyxp1rvtDvLwTmHF7dyXEhPJYV…
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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.