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False: The government has allowed the privatization of Indian Railways.
Politics-Policy

False: The government has allowed the privatization of Indian Railways.

False: Tamil Nadu has extended the lockdown till September 15, 2020.
Health-Covid Politics-Policy

False: Tamil Nadu has extended the lockdown till September 15, 2020.

Misleading: Indian soldiers are currently facing an essential supply shortage at the Siachen military base.
Politics-Policy

Misleading: Indian soldiers are currently facing an essential supply shortage at the Siachen military base.

False: The Karnataka state government has cut the pension of the retired employees.
Politics-Policy

False: The Karnataka state government has cut the pension of the retired employees.

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.

True: Philippines police will carry out house-to-house searches for covid-19 cases.
Health-Covid Politics-Policy

True: Philippines police will carry out house-to-house searches for covid-19 cases.

True: Asif K Yusuf has submitted fake certificates to get into IAS.
Politics-Policy

True: Asif K Yusuf has submitted fake certificates to get into IAS.

False: Foreign students must leave the United States if their college courses go online this fall.
Politics-Policy

False: Foreign students must leave the United States if their college courses go online this fall.

True: Ayn Rand benefited from social security and Medicare as a direct result of FDRs New Deal.
Health-General Politics-Policy

True: Ayn Rand benefited from social security and Medicare as a direct result of FDRs New Deal.

Misleading: US President Donald Trump advocates Americans to wear face masks.
Health-Covid Politics-Policy

Misleading: US President Donald Trump advocates Americans to wear face masks.

Partly_True: FRDI bill 2017 allows a government entity to use depositor's money to save a bank on the verge of bankruptcy.
Politics-Policy

Partly_True: FRDI bill 2017 allows a government entity to use depositor's money to save a bank on the verge of bankruptcy.

True: Beijing raises the COVID-19 emergency response level to II from III.
Health-Covid Politics-Policy

True: Beijing raises the COVID-19 emergency response level to II from III.

True: Half a million child marriages are registered in Iran each year.
Events-General Politics-Policy

True: Half a million child marriages are registered in Iran each year.

False: Obama never tried to reform policing in the U.S.
Politics-People Politics-Policy

False: Obama never tried to reform policing in the U.S.

The government will transfer money directly to the bank accounts of those who have lost their jobs for up to two years.
Politics-Policy

The government will transfer money directly to the bank accounts of those who have lost their jobs for up to two years.

True: Trump signs order to suspend H-1B, L-1 visas till December 2020.
Politics-Policy

True: Trump signs order to suspend H-1B, L-1 visas till December 2020.

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