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“Subramanian Swamy stating that Adani did not acquire the 74% shares of Mumbai Airport from the Indian government, but instead purchased them from multiple foreign partners who Congress sold in 2006”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: These statements were not made by Dr Subramanian Swamy. In fact, Swami accused Adani of not repaying the loans and using nepotism to obtain stake in Mumbai Airport. Also, Adani Group has 74% stake in Mumbai’s Chhatrapat…

Sen. Rick Scott, U.S. Senator

“President Joe Biden "cheated on his taxes. ... Biden improperly used a loophole to dodge half a million dollars in taxes that should have gone to Medicare.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Not the Whole Story

FactCheck.org says: The White House said during an audit of the Bidens’ 2021 tax return, “the IRS did review the S corporation income, including whether the 3.8% Medicare tax should apply. And the IRS conclusively agreed it did not apply."