Factly is an Indian fact-checking and public data organisation based in Hyderabad. It publishes in English and Telugu.
FACTLY says: There is no evidence to show that scientists had revealed the exact date of destruction of the Universe. Several possible scenarios like Big Crunch, Big Freeze, etc. are discussed by scientists and astronomers, but no e…
FACTLY says: The posted video is a clipped one. In the full video, it can be seen that Arvind Kejriwal was sarcastically commenting on the economists for writing articles criticising the freebies, but not writing even one article co…
FACTLY says: The video shared in the post shows a recent incident that took place in the Yamunanagar district of Haryana. On 01 May 2022, a group of 10 to 12 men brutally injured a truck driver over a monetary issue in Sultanpur vil…
FACTLY says: The video shared in the post shows thousands of Muslims offering Namaz outside the Moscow Cathedral Mosque in Russia. Every year, Muslims in Moscow offer prayers outside the Cathedral Mosque during Ramzan month. This vi…
FACTLY says: Articles 330 & 342 of the Indian Constitution deal with identification of certain tribes as Scheduled Tribes and providing reservation to SCs/STs in the house of people. And there is no such clause in these articles sta…
FACTLY says: Narendra Modi made these comments in December 2014, after he became the Prime Minister of the country. On 25 December 2014, while addressing a rally in Varanasi, Narendra Modi ruled out the rumours of privatisation of R…
FACTLY says: We could not find any evidence to show that the purported 1818 coin depicting Lord Ram was issued by a Mughal emperor. Though Mughal emperor Akbar had issued few coins depicting Lord Ram and Sita, those coins were unlik…
FACTLY says: Andrew Bailey is the present Governor, Bank of England. He was announced as the Governor of the Bank of England on 20 December 2019, and he began his term on 16 March 2020. When there were reports that Raghuram Rajan wa…
FACTLY says: There are multiple news reports on the internet about Warren Buffett’s regret of not investing early in Google. Also, there is no evidence of Warren Buffett investing heavily in Google and earning 1500 crore dollars ann…
FACTLY says: According to a research paper published in 1948, ‘dol’ is the unit to measure pain. Further ‘dol scale’ quantifies the pain levels. The maximum pain level one can experience using the scale stands at 10.5. This proves t…
FACTLY says: A PIL was filed by Congress leader in Guwahati High court seeking a rehabilitation policy for those evacuated by the Assam government in September 2021. The Assam government filed a counter affidavit in the court saying…
FACTLY says: We could not find any evidence about such an incident in Chandigarh where people died after consuming cool drink immediately after eating a mango. Citric acid in a mango and carbonic acid in a carbonated drink generally…
FACTLY says: The viral visuals are from Denmark, where Modi took part in the celebrations organised by the Indian diaspora. However, contrary to the claim made in the post, even Manmohan Singh also tried his hand in celebrations on …
FACTLY says: The posted video is a tweaked version of the original video posted by ‘The Lallantop’. The original version has been slowed down to falsely portray as if PM Modi is drunk
FACTLY says: 2019లో పంజాబ్ నేషనల్ బ్యాంక్ చెన్నై నుండి 1400 కేజీల బంగారాన్ని టీటీడీకి తరలిస్తుండగా ఎన్నికల కమిషన్కు చెందిన స్టాటిక్ సర్వేలియన్స్ టీం (SST) వాటిని పట్టుకొని సీజ్ చేసింది. టీటీడీతో కుదుర్చుకున్న మూడేళ్ళ ఒప్పందం ముగియడంతో, పంజాబ్ నేషనల్ బ్యా…
FACTLY says: This statement, “a female foetus is born with all the eggs she will ever have in her lifetime”, is not unanimously accepted in the scientific community. Though it was widely believed to be true, some recent research giv…
FACTLY says: 2021 మర్చి నెలలో అంతర్జాతీయ మహిళా దినోత్సవం సందర్భంగా వైఎస్ జగన్ పాలనలో రాష్టంలో ఆడపిల్లలపై జరుగుతున్న అఘాయిత్యాలని నిరసిస్తూ టీడీపీ నాయకులు ఈ కార్యక్రమాన్ని చేపట్టారు. నేషనల్ క్రైమ్ రికార్డ్స్ బ్యూరో (NCRB) రిలీజ్ చేసిన ‘క్రైమ్ ఇన్ ఇండియా 2020’…
FACTLY says: Iceland government does not provide a job or any financial grant to men who marry an Icelandic woman. Iceland’s government officials denied the claim earlier when it went viral on internet. Iceland based media also repo…
FACTLY says: Muslims follow the Hijri calendar (Islamic calendar), a date-keeping system based on lunar cycles. The Ramadan fasting month starts on the new moon day of the 9th month and ends with the next appearance of a new moon on…
FACTLY says: It is not true that only men die of heart diseases. A significant number of women also suffer from heart diseases. An official website of the United States government even mentions that women are more likely than men to…