“Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen passed away at 89”
Social media posts
Claim dated 10 Oct 2023.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The news is based on a hoax. Amartya Sen’s daughter clarified that her father is totally fine through a post on X.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 October 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 11 October 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/successpath22/posts/pfbid0u6RXLYtpkZ6TzWDAzUGQDmGffMjGCTkvHNcXaW…
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