“The UN declared 15 October, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam’s birthday, as World Students’ Day”
What FACTLY found
The UN did not proclaim Abdul Kalam’s birthday as World Students’ Day. In fact, much earlier, in December 2007, the UN adopted a resolution designating 15 October as the International Day of Rural Women. Representations were made in the past to the central government to declare Kalam’s birthday as National Students’ Day. However, the central government has not made any decision in this regard as on date
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 16 October 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 27 October 2021, 11 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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