“Claim: Arms seized from MP BJP leader house”
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Politics and government
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“Several social media posts have gone viral with claims that India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru did not play any role in setting up India’s space agency, Isro. We found that the claims are misleading.”
BBC Hindi rated this: Misleading
“A video has gone viral on social media with claims that Congress leader Ajay Rai is speaking ill about the Congress party. But we found that the person in the video is not Mr Rai.”
BBC Hindi rated this: False
“Congress Politician Ajay Rai slammed Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in a video”
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“The image of mended and worn out slippers claimed to be of a MP farmer who died after being struck by lightning”
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“Video of a Congress' candidate from Varanasi Ajai Rai slamming the party for dynastic politics and praising PM Narendra Modi.”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“Congress is contesting only 230 out of the 543 Lok Sabha seats. Hence it is not contesting to form the government.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
“Jawaharlal Nehru called Subhas Chandra Bose a War Criminal in a letter to UK prime minister Clement Attlee”
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“Several official pages of Congress party shared a set of two photos of the Ganges river on Twitter and Facebook with claims that the Bharatiya Janata Party failed to deliver its promise to clean the river. But we found that the pictures are real but have been shared out of context.”
BBC Hindi rated this: Misleading
“Video of 'Congress MLA Anil Upadhyay' speaking in praise of PM Modi.”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“PM Modi respectfully stood with his hands bowed while his nomination but Congress President Rahul Gandhi was seated when he filed his nomination from Amethia.”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address his first press conference on 26 April from Varanasi.”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“The video is from West Bengal and shows Trinamool Congress (TMC) goons attacking a BJP worker in a village.”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“A purported RSS letter written to BJP President Amit Shah demanding that Pragya Thakur’s candidature from Bhopal should be cancelled is being widely shared on social media. The letter has been signed off by senior RSS official Suresh Soni. But our investigation revealed that the letter is fake.”
BBC Hindi rated this: False
“Claim: DMK and Congress sponsored Ayyakannu protest”
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“Photo of Rahul Gandhi at a shop where the signboard reads "No credit till Rahul becomes Prime Minister.”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“Claim: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari described Tamilians as mental”
Fact Crescendo rated this: Fact Crescendo Rating: False
“Congress hoarding in Kerala reads If you want to eat cow’s meat then bring Congress into power”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
“If Smriti Irani said that she would commit suicide if prime minister loses”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“L.K. Advani said For the first time in my 70+ years of voting life, I have voted for the Indian National Congress party.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE