“Rs. 7000 crores black money has been seized from the Believers Eastern Church (Kerala) by the Enforcement department”
What FACTLY found
The Income Tax department has not seized Rs. 7000 crores black money from the Believers Eastern Church (Kerala). The official press release by the IT department states – ‘unexplained cash of approximately Rs. 6 crores has also been found during the search, including Rs 3.85 crore in a place of worship in Delhi.’ But the IT department has found evidence which indicates that ‘the siphoning of funds in cash may be running into hundreds of crores of rupees’
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 November 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 November 2020, 14 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.