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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.
True: LEGO pulls back advertising for Police-related toys.
Economics-Business Human Rights-Race

True: LEGO pulls back advertising for Police-related toys.
True: The pandemic leaves Dubai looking at economic collapse.
Economics-General Health-Covid

True: The pandemic leaves Dubai looking at economic collapse.
True: YouGov conducted a survey in 2019 on Britain's favourite biscuit.
Economics-Business

True: YouGov conducted a survey in 2019 on Britain's favourite biscuit.
True: Donuts used to be called ‘olykoeks’.
Economics-General

True: Donuts used to be called ‘olykoeks’.
True: If you earned $180,000 every day from the day Jesus Christ was born, you would still not be as rich as Jeff Bezos.
Economics-Business

True: If you earned $180,000 every day from the day Jesus Christ was born, you would still not be as rich as Jeff Bezos.
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.
Unverifiable: A survey for National Biscuit Day found 83 percent of people saying that they would rather have coffee and biscuit than go out on a date.
Economics-Business

Unverifiable: A survey for National Biscuit Day found 83 percent of people saying that they would rather have coffee and biscuit than go out on a date.
True: Karnataka expects a monthly revenue of Rs 1,900 crore from liquor sales and the revenue was nil in the month of April 2020 due to the lockdown.
Economics-General Health-Covid

True: Karnataka expects a monthly revenue of Rs 1,900 crore from liquor sales and the revenue was nil in the month of April 2020 due to the lockdown.
Misleading: The U.S. has a population of around 328,000,000, a total of about 800,000 COVID-19 cases and 42,518 deaths, while the total population of France, Germany, Italy, the UK, and Spain together is around 324,000,0000 with a total of about 808,600 COVID-19 cases and 82,602 deaths.
Economics-General Health-Covid

Misleading: The U.S. has a population of around 328,000,000, a total of about 800,000 COVID-19 cases and 42,518 deaths, while the total population of France, Germany, Italy, the UK, and Spain together is around 324,000,0000 with a total of about 808,600 COVID-19 cases and 82,602 deaths.
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: Department of Telecommunications is providing free internet to all mobile users until May 3, 2020.
Economics-Business

False: Department of Telecommunications is providing free internet to all mobile users until May 3, 2020.
Partly_True: Disney to stop paying 100,000 workers but is still on track to give shareholders $1.5 billion dividends.
Economics-Business Health-Covid

Partly_True: Disney to stop paying 100,000 workers but is still on track to give shareholders $1.5 billion dividends.
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.
True: The Obama administration hired a company to deliver 70,000 new ventilators in 2009 and none have so far been produced.
Economics-Business Geopolitical-General

True: The Obama administration hired a company to deliver 70,000 new ventilators in 2009 and none have so far been produced.
True: The Indian Express and Business Standard have asked their staff to take salary cuts.
Economics-Business Health-Covid

True: The Indian Express and Business Standard have asked their staff to take salary cuts.
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