“On 04 March 2022, India has overtaken China as the most populous country in the world”
What FACTLY found
There are no official reports from the Indian/ Chinese governments in this regard. No international agency of repute has claimed that Indian population has surpassed the Chinese. The viral claim started off from a news piece by I-Media, a media outlet based in Taiwan. However, the news report did not provide any authentic source of the Indian population
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 March 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 9 March 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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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.