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Partly_True: Before the COVID-19 pandemic, 500,000 Americans a year used to go bankrupt due to hefty medical bills.
Economics-General Health-General

Partly_True: Before the COVID-19 pandemic, 500,000 Americans a year used to go bankrupt due to hefty medical bills.
President Biden revoking the Keystone XL pipeline cost 10,000 jobs.
Economics-General Politics-Policy

President Biden revoking the Keystone XL pipeline cost 10,000 jobs.
Misleading: Joe Biden has raised the price of insulin.
Economics-General Health-Pharma Politics-Policy

Misleading: Joe Biden has raised the price of insulin.
Partly_True: Joe Biden's environmental policies are costing jobs in the oil industry.
Economics-General Climate-Policies Politics-Policy

Partly_True: Joe Biden's environmental policies are costing jobs in the oil industry.
Misleading: Premiers tell Trudeau they ‘want to go to war’ with the U.S. over Keystone XL
Economics-General Geopolitical-Conflict

Misleading: Premiers tell Trudeau they ‘want to go to war’ with the U.S. over Keystone XL
Misleading: Gas prices were much lower under the Trump administration than under Obama's.
Economics-General Politics-People

Misleading: Gas prices were much lower under the Trump administration than under Obama's.
False: The Reserve Bank of India will invalidate the old ₹5, ₹10, and ₹100 currency notes by April 2021.
Economics-General

False: The Reserve Bank of India will invalidate the old ₹5, ₹10, and ₹100 currency notes by April 2021.
False: The Reserve Bank of India will invalidate the old ₹5, ₹10, and ₹100 currency notes by April 2021.
Economics-General

False: The Reserve Bank of India will invalidate the old ₹5, ₹10, and ₹100 currency notes by April 2021.
Misleading: Only seven percent of the emergency stimulus package will be granted to individuals. The rest will go to big businesses.
Economics-General Politics-General

Misleading: Only seven percent of the emergency stimulus package will be granted to individuals. The rest will go to big businesses.
Misleading: PM Modi: India’s economic recovery is faster than expected.
Economics-General Politics-General

Misleading: PM Modi: India’s economic recovery is faster than expected.
False: Bangladesh has a better Human Development Index than India.
Economics-General Human Rights-General

False: Bangladesh has a better Human Development Index than India.
True: Between Oct 2019 to Sept 2020, WB occupied the 10th position out of all states in terms of total FDI inflow.
Economics-General

True: Between Oct 2019 to Sept 2020, WB occupied the 10th position out of all states in terms of total FDI inflow.
True: West Bengal ranks 25th out of 32 states & UTs benchmarked in 2017-18 in terms of per capita net state domestic product at constant prices.
Economics-General Economics-Business

True: West Bengal ranks 25th out of 32 states & UTs benchmarked in 2017-18 in terms of per capita net state domestic product at constant prices.
False: Unemployment rate in West Bengal has increased by a staggering 217% between October 2016 and 2020.
Economics-General

False: Unemployment rate in West Bengal has increased by a staggering 217% between October 2016 and 2020.
True: Andhra Pradesh has overtaken West Bengal as the largest producer of fish.
Economics-General

True: Andhra Pradesh has overtaken West Bengal as the largest producer of fish.
True: Trump ignored the warnings of health experts and reopened the economy sooner for political mileage.
Economics-General Politics-People

True: Trump ignored the warnings of health experts and reopened the economy sooner for political mileage.
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