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False: Sonia Gandhi did not study at the University of Cambridge.
Politics-General Politics-People

False: Sonia Gandhi did not study at the University of Cambridge.

False: Taliban hanged a person from a helicopter in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Events-Terrorism Politics-General

False: Taliban hanged a person from a helicopter in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Unverifiable: The Afghan Embassy in India tweeted that the former president of Afghanistan's chief of staff was sexually exploiting women.
Human Rights-Gender Politics-General

Unverifiable: The Afghan Embassy in India tweeted that the former president of Afghanistan's chief of staff was sexually exploiting women.

True: Indian sports budget has been cut down by over ₹230 crores.
Economics-General Media-Sports Politics-General

True: Indian sports budget has been cut down by over ₹230 crores.

Partly_True: The White House is recruiting young social media influencers to promote the COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
Health-Covid Health-Vaccines Media-Entertainment Politics-General

Partly_True: The White House is recruiting young social media influencers to promote the COVID-19 vaccination campaign.

True: Lebanon is witnessing fuel shortage and massive power cuts amid the financial meltdown.
Economics-General Politics-General

True: Lebanon is witnessing fuel shortage and massive power cuts amid the financial meltdown.

True: Both Marathas and Sikhs have captured Lahore in the past.
Politics-General

True: Both Marathas and Sikhs have captured Lahore in the past.

False: India attracted more FDI than other countries during the pandemic.
Economics-Business Politics-General

False: India attracted more FDI than other countries during the pandemic.

Misleading: IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "No factual basis to suggest use of Pegasus amounts to surveillance".
Media-General Politics-General Tech-General

Misleading: IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "No factual basis to suggest use of Pegasus amounts to surveillance".

False: The CIA popularized the term "conspiracy theorist" to stop critical thinkers from asking questions.
Conspiracies-General Politics-General Conspiracies-General Politics-General

False: The CIA popularized the term "conspiracy theorist" to stop critical thinkers from asking questions.

True: The Congress government imposed forced sterilization to control the population in India.
Politics-General Politics-Policy

True: The Congress government imposed forced sterilization to control the population in India.

True: The Manmohan Singh-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) left behind a debt burden of Rs 1.3 lakh crore in oil bonds for the Modi government.
Economics-General Politics-General

True: The Manmohan Singh-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) left behind a debt burden of Rs 1.3 lakh crore in oil bonds for the Modi government.

Partly_True: Chick-fil-A funds the National Christian Foundation, which paid a preacher to go to Uganda and help their lawmakers draft a bill that would impose the death penalty for homosexuality.
Economics-Business Human Rights-Gender Politics-General

Partly_True: Chick-fil-A funds the National Christian Foundation, which paid a preacher to go to Uganda and help their lawmakers draft a bill that would impose the death penalty for homosexuality.

False: Lakshadweep Island has the lowest crime rate in the country.
Politics-General

False: Lakshadweep Island has the lowest crime rate in the country.

False: The Ministry of Home Affairs is planning to relocate the headquarters of several Central Reserve Police Force.
Events-General Politics-General Tech-Social-Media

False: The Ministry of Home Affairs is planning to relocate the headquarters of several Central Reserve Police Force.

Partly_True: UP's COVID-19 test team has visited 3.2 crore houses across Uttar Pradesh in a week.
Health-Covid Politics-General

Partly_True: UP's COVID-19 test team has visited 3.2 crore houses across Uttar Pradesh in a week.

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