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False: The Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas for including a formula for making beer at home.
Politics-Policy

False: The Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas for including a formula for making beer at home.
False: North Korea dictator Kim Jong-un is reported dead at the age of 36.
Events-General Politics-People

False: North Korea dictator Kim Jong-un is reported dead at the age of 36.
True: The government of India is monitoring our social media.
Politics-Policy Tech-Social-Media

True: The government of India is monitoring our social media.
True: Facebook user Anupam Paul was taken into police custody for three days.
Politics-People Tech-Social-Media

True: Facebook user Anupam Paul was taken into police custody for three days.
False: Trump claims China will 'do anything' to stop his re-election as coronavirus row escalates
Geopolitical-General Health-Covid Politics-Elections Geopolitical-General Health-Covid Politics-Elections

False: Trump claims China will 'do anything' to stop his re-election as coronavirus row escalates
True: President Donald Trump has closed borders to immigrants from entering the United States in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health-Covid Human Rights-General Politics-General

True: President Donald Trump has closed borders to immigrants from entering the United States in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
False: Delhi's BJP chief Manoj Tiwari had violated lockdown rules while being surrounded by people as he was distributing masks.
Health-Covid Politics-General

False: Delhi's BJP chief Manoj Tiwari had violated lockdown rules while being surrounded by people as he was distributing masks.
False: The coronavirus stimulus money has to be paid back to the U.S. government.
Health-Covid Politics-General

False: The coronavirus stimulus money has to be paid back to the U.S. government.
Misleading: The Obama administration gave nearly $4 million to the Wuhan lab where the coronavirus allegedly leaked from.
Health-Covid Politics-General

Misleading: The Obama administration gave nearly $4 million to the Wuhan lab where the coronavirus allegedly leaked from.
Unverifiable: Donald Trump knew about COVID-19 at the beginning of January. He should have pushed social distancing, lockdowns, medical supply production etc at the beginning of February, not late March.
Health-Covid Politics-General

Unverifiable: Donald Trump knew about COVID-19 at the beginning of January. He should have pushed social distancing, lockdowns, medical supply production etc at the beginning of February, not late March.
True: Modi tops the list of world leaders in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Events-General Politics-General

True: Modi tops the list of world leaders in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
False: The Indian government is reducing pension of its employees by 30 per cent during the coronavirus pandemic.
Economics-General Health-Covid Politics-General

False: The Indian government is reducing pension of its employees by 30 per cent during the coronavirus pandemic.
False: A video shows Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra flouting coronavirus lockdown and travelling across cities.
Health-Covid Politics-People

False: A video shows Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra flouting coronavirus lockdown and travelling across cities.
True: Omar Abdullah spent 232 days in detention and on the day he got out, the government imposed 21-days national lockdown due to coronavirus.
Health-Covid Politics-Policy

True: Omar Abdullah spent 232 days in detention and on the day he got out, the government imposed 21-days national lockdown due to coronavirus.
False: Donald Trump has the power to force Governors to reopen states.
Economics-General Health-Covid Politics-General

False: Donald Trump has the power to force Governors to reopen states.
False: Tens of millions of Americans will receive their stimulus check late because President Donald Trump wanted his name on the checks.
Health-Covid Politics-General

False: Tens of millions of Americans will receive their stimulus check late because President Donald Trump wanted his name on the checks.
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