Political Fact-Check

Politicians often prey on the people’s naivety and the only solution to naivety is being armed with the facts.

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Accidental Media: Here is how Narendra Modi’s travel expenses were twisted without comparing it to UPA era

OpIndia Staff - 30 December, 2018

The Telegraph published a report calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi an 'accidental tourist' for his foreign trips.

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Congress endorses dubious fake news propaganda that demonises Hindus

OpIndia Staff - 29 December, 2018

The founding trustee of Indiaspend, factchecker.in's parent organization, is now the Data Analytics head of Congress party, and now, the same organisation is being used by Congress to spread anti-Hindu propaganda

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Congress is lying about Home Ministry order on intercepting computer data allowing snooping on general public

OpIndia Staff - 21 December, 2018

Agencies could already intercept communication as per IT Act 2000 and IT Rules 2009, now MHA order only specifies the agencies

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Rahul Gandhi is wrong, the Modi government has sanctioned farmer loan waivers

Jinit Jain - 18 December, 2018

Apart from granting farm loan waivers, PM Modi has also initiated various reforms in agriculture sector

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Fact-Check: Are Rahul Gandhi’s claims of farmer loans being waived in Karnataka completely true?

OpIndia Staff - 16 December, 2018

The Congress party's promise of loan waiver in Karnataka seems to be a hoax as farmers are being constantly harassed with notices to repay the loans.

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‘Journalists’ and politicians spread lies about RBI Deputy Governor’s resigning following Urjit Patel’s exit

OpIndia Staff - 10 December, 2018

"Journalists" started rumour-mongering about the resignation of RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya soon after Governor Urjit Patel resigned citing personal reasons

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Fact check: Did BJP President Amit Shah and PM Modi call Baniyas cheaters and accuse them of profiteering?

OpIndia Staff - 10 December, 2018

Earlier, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani had also been accused of making a casteist remark, which turned out to be a Photoshopped image

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Fact check: Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani did not make the casteist comment ahead of Jasdan by-elections

OpIndia Staff - 10 December, 2018

TV9 has clarified that such a news is fake news and they have not reported Vijay Rupani saying these casteist things

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Fact Check: Congress and The Wire spread falsehoods about Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

Ashutosh Kulkarni - 3 December, 2018

If in spite of loan waivers by three big states, the farmers under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana drop by mere 84 lakh out of whopping 5.72 crores, isn’t it an indicator that the scheme is still alive and kicking?

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