“India got its name from the British, after Independence and its full form is ‘Independent Nation Declared In August’”
What FACTLY found
The word India comes from the Indus, called Sindhu in Sanskrit; the Iranians and the Greeks who came through the northwest about 2500 years ago and were familiar with the Indus, called it the Hindos or the Indos, and the land to the east of the river was called India. The term ‘India’ was used by the British since the 18th century and not after Independence. In fact, various legislations made by the British Parliament in the 19th and 20th centuries, prior to Independence, have used the term ‘...
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 June 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 1 July 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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