“Forbes has recently listed India as the most corrupt country in Asia”
What FACTLY found
The news clipping shared in the post reports the Asia’s Five Most Corrupt Countries published by Forbes in March 2017. With a higher bribery rate percentage of 69%, India was listed as the most corrupt country in Asia. Forbes announced this list based on an 18-month-long survey conducted by Transparency International. According to the latest survey by Transparency International, the bribery rate percentage decreased from 69% to 39% in India. Lately, Forbes did not publish any report listing I...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 August 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 2 August 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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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.