“Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni donated Rs. 21 crores & Rs. 15 crores to deal with COVID-19 crisis”
What FACTLY found
Recently Anushka Sharma announced that she & Virat would be providing assistance to India’s fight against COVID-19. However, she did not disclose any details about the quantum and form of assistance. During the initial days of the pandemic back in 2020, both Virat and Dhoni provided financial assistance through donations to the PM Cares Fund. However, the quantum of their donation is not what is being claimed
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 May 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 3 May 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.