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False: Plastic rice is manufactured in China.
Economics-General

False: Plastic rice is manufactured in China.
True: A paint job on the UK Prime Minister's airplane will cost £900,000.
Economics-General

True: A paint job on the UK Prime Minister's airplane will cost £900,000.
Misleading: India recently borrowed Rs 56,000 crores from a Chinese bank.
Economics-General Events-General

Misleading: India recently borrowed Rs 56,000 crores from a Chinese bank.
Misleading: U.S. mobile phone operators were hit with the largest cyber-attack in history.
Economics-General Events-General

Misleading: U.S. mobile phone operators were hit with the largest cyber-attack in history.
True: The pandemic leaves Dubai looking at economic collapse.
Economics-General Health-Covid

True: The pandemic leaves Dubai looking at economic collapse.
True: Donuts used to be called ‘olykoeks’.
Economics-General

True: Donuts used to be called ‘olykoeks’.
True: Eastern European farmworkers are flown to the UK on charter flights to pick fruit and vegetable crops.
Economics-General Health-Covid

True: Eastern European farmworkers are flown to the UK on charter flights to pick fruit and vegetable crops.
Misleading: The UK government plans to introduce a strategic work schedule for Britons where they will work 4 days in the office and 10 days from home as a way to phase out of the lockdown.
Economics-General Health-Covid

Misleading: The UK government plans to introduce a strategic work schedule for Britons where they will work 4 days in the office and 10 days from home as a way to phase out of the lockdown.
True: United Kingdom's retail sales are suffering from a collapse in consumer spending.
Economics-General Health-Covid

True: United Kingdom's retail sales are suffering from a collapse in consumer spending.
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: 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.
True: A third of people in the UK believe Britain’s colonies were better off for being part of an empire.
Economics-General

True: A third of people in the UK believe Britain’s colonies were better off for being part of an empire.
True: The number of men employed in India has fallen by nearly two crore between 2012 and 2017.
Economics-General Events-General Economics-General Events-General

True: The number of men employed in India has fallen by nearly two crore between 2012 and 2017.
True: The Imperial College report on COVID-19 led to the extreme measures seen in the United States in the third week of March 2020.
Economics-General Health-Covid Human Rights-General

True: The Imperial College report on COVID-19 led to the extreme measures seen in the United States in the third week of March 2020.
Misleading: Donald Trump claimed that the Obamacare website cost the U.S. taxpayers $5 billion.
Economics-General Politics-General

Misleading: Donald Trump claimed that the Obamacare website cost the U.S. taxpayers $5 billion.
True: A cafe in Bangkok uses a pulley system to serve coffee and accept cash in an effort to practice social distancing amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Economics-General Health-Covid Economics-General Health-Covid

True: A cafe in Bangkok uses a pulley system to serve coffee and accept cash in an effort to practice social distancing amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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