“Raj Bhawan, Eden Gardens, and Fort William in Kolkata are the properties of the Waqf board and the West Bengal government pays rent for these to the board”
Social media posts
Claim dated 3 Oct 2023.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
Raj Bhavan is the official residence of the Governor of West Bengal owned by the state government. Eden Gardens and Fort William are owned by the Indian army. The former is a cricket stadium and the latter is a military establishment of the eastern command of the Indian Army
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 October 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 4 October 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid021VWsC6j6o3CdThPYqRen8bytcjTYcQV8…
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