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“Recently, 22 metro trains that became operational in Sydney were manufactured in India as part of the ‘Make in India’ initiative.”
Social media posts Claim dated 22 Jun 2024.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING

What FACTLY found

This is old news. The train manufacturing contract was awarded to the French company Alstom in 2014. Using its facility in Andhra Pradesh, Alstom assembled these trains and delivered the last of the 22 Metropolis trains for Sydney Metro in December 2018.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 22 June 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 27 June 2024, 5 days 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.