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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.
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.
Unverifiable: Chinese billionaire Jack Ma has been missing since October 2020.
Economics-Business Media-Celebrities

Unverifiable: Chinese billionaire Jack Ma has been missing since October 2020.
False: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel airport in Ahemdabad is now called Adani airport.
Economics-Business

False: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel airport in Ahemdabad is now called Adani airport.
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.
True: Farmer producing companies in Maharashtra made almost Rs. 10 crore in out-of-mandi trade since new farm laws came into effect.
Economics-Business Politics-Policy

True: Farmer producing companies in Maharashtra made almost Rs. 10 crore in out-of-mandi trade since new farm laws came into effect.
False: Coca-Cola was involved in the kidnapping, torture, and murder of union leaders in Miami.
Economics-Business Politics-General

False: Coca-Cola was involved in the kidnapping, torture, and murder of union leaders in Miami.
True: Sharada chit funds owner, in a letter, has named the politicians who took bribes from him.
Economics-Business Politics-General

True: Sharada chit funds owner, in a letter, has named the politicians who took bribes from him.
True: Supreme Court rejects Chanda Kochhar's appeal against her sacking as ICICI Bank CEO
Economics-Business Events-General

True: Supreme Court rejects Chanda Kochhar's appeal against her sacking as ICICI Bank CEO
True: The poverty rate in India has slumped since 1990s.
Economics-General

True: The poverty rate in India has slumped since 1990s.
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.
Partly_True: The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana has not been implemented in West Bengal.
Economics-Business Politics-Policy

Partly_True: The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana has not been implemented in West Bengal.
True: In 2010-11, the FDI rate brought in by West Bengal stood at 1%, it also stands at 1% in 2020.
Economics-General

True: In 2010-11, the FDI rate brought in by West Bengal stood at 1%, it also stands at 1% in 2020.
Misleading: The central government diverted ₹47,000 crores from the state GST fund to other purposes.
Economics-Business Politics-Policy

Misleading: The central government diverted ₹47,000 crores from the state GST fund to other purposes.
True: Biden-Harris administration won't increase taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 a year.
Economics-General Politics-General Politics-Policy

True: Biden-Harris administration won't increase taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 a year.
Partly_True: Biden: One in five minority businesses closed due to COVID-19
Economics-General Health-Covid

Partly_True: Biden: One in five minority businesses closed due to COVID-19
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