“The Congress party failed to discover the May 1926 edition of ‘The United States of India’ featuring Rani Lakshmi Bai on its cover”
What FACTLY found
The archived digital version of this ‘The United States of India’ edition featuring Rani Lakshmi Bai on its cover was re-published by the South Asia American Digital Archive (SAADA) in November 2011. This news edition was not available on the internet before 2011. The lessons about the 1857 war of Independence and Rani Lakshmi Bai are part of the Indian school syllabus curriculum for a longtime.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 25 September 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 24 October 2021, 29 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.