“In 1917, one rupee was equal to $13 USD whereas in 2014 $1 USD was equal to Rs. 63.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 26 Aug 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
USD was not weaker compared to Indian Rupee in the year 1917. According to the RBI, the value of One rupee in 1917 is equivalent to 0.314 USD
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 August 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 27 August 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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