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“Screenshot of a tweet by Global Times news that mentions Chinese President Xi Jinping thanked Rahul Gandhi for not starting his Yatra from ‘Indian-occupied’ Arunachal Pradesh and instead doing it from Manipur”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: Global Times has not posted any such news on their ‘X’ handle. Also, none of the mainstream media outlets reported about any such statement by Xi Jinping thanking Rahul Gandhi for starting from Manipur

Social media posts

“A photo of a purported 1818 Hanuman coin issued by the British East India Company. Its circulation was later stopped by Jawaharlal Nehru after becoming Prime Minister”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: There is no record of the East India Company minting Hanuman coins. This depicted coin is likely counterfeit, falling into categories such as Temple Tokens or Lebbo coins. No credible sources confirm Jawaharlal Nehru ce…