“The old Oxford Dictionary mentioned the meaning of the word Indian as Old-fashioned people, criminals, and stupid people”
What FACTLY found
The word India was not found on page number 789 in the Oxford Dictionary of the year 1934. However, page 580 defines the term India as a country of South Asia east of the river Indus and south of the Himalayas. The word India in fact is derived from the name of an ancient river Indus or Sindhu in Sanskrit and was mentioned in Greek and Roman writings
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 September 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 6 September 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/Cwzq0r5pVSJ/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=199c771b-f4e2-4bd2-8b…
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