“India bought 28 islands from the Maldives, following an agreement signed by President Muizzu, who has officially ceded the islands to India.”
What FACTLY found
There are no official reports about the Government of India purchasing islands from the Maldives. However, the Government of India recently began funding a water and sanitation project in the Maldives in August 2024. President Mohammad Muizzu also mentioned on X that India has been allocated a water and sewage project covering 28 islands. The Indian government’s PIB fact-check has also clarified on Twitter that this is false information.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 August 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 14 August 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/deepak86dxb/posts/pfbid0LbrA7UbrB9hAg7wMMLLddAd9TbDMh68e6Q9tifgS…
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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.