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“S.M.S English Medium School in Karnataka designed a Social Studies question paper for 7th standard students, which exclusively asked questions related to Muslim and other communities, indicating bias against Hinduism”
Social media posts Claim dated 15 Jul 2023.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING

What FACTLY found

The allegation of prejudice in the Social Studies question paper at S.M.S English Medium School has been refuted by the school management. The first-month lessons covered topics on Christianity, Islam, crusades, the Mongols, and renaissance as per the prescribed syllabus. These topics were then included in the unit test for 7th standard students

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In short

This claim spread on social media around 15 July 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 19 July 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.

Where the claim appeared

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