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False: Legal dependents are entitled to receive compensation of ₹4 lakh under the Disaster Management Act if death is due to COVID-19 in India.
Events-Humanitarian Health-Covid Politics-Policy

False: Legal dependents are entitled to receive compensation of ₹4 lakh under the Disaster Management Act if death is due to COVID-19 in India.
False: Amit Shah, Union Home Minister, appreciated CM Yogi Adityanath for handling the COVID-19 situation in the state.
Health-Covid Politics-General Tech-Social-Media

False: Amit Shah, Union Home Minister, appreciated CM Yogi Adityanath for handling the COVID-19 situation in the state.
Misleading: There is no need to vaccinate people with documented COVID-19 infection.
Health-Covid Health-Vaccines Politics-Policy

Misleading: There is no need to vaccinate people with documented COVID-19 infection.
Partly_True: Prime Minister Modi said India had to wait for decades to procure vaccines from abroad.
Health-Covid Health-Vaccines Politics-People

Partly_True: Prime Minister Modi said India had to wait for decades to procure vaccines from abroad.
Misleading: Newborn calves are slaughtered to obtain serum for usage in COVID-19 vaccines.
Health-Covid Health-Vaccines Politics-General

Misleading: Newborn calves are slaughtered to obtain serum for usage in COVID-19 vaccines.
Partly_True: The government of India has recommended increasing the duration between two doses of Covishield due to a shortage in vaccines.
Health-Covid Health-Vaccines Politics-Policy

Partly_True: The government of India has recommended increasing the duration between two doses of Covishield due to a shortage in vaccines.
Misleading: Karnataka government has extended the lockdown in Bangalore till June.
Health-Covid Politics-Policy

Misleading: Karnataka government has extended the lockdown in Bangalore till June.
True: The Delhi government allows restaurants and pubs to serve alcohol in open spaces.
Politics-Policy

True: The Delhi government allows restaurants and pubs to serve alcohol in open spaces.
Unverifiable: Congress prepared a COVID-19 toolkit to target the Modi government.
Health-Covid Politics-General

Unverifiable: Congress prepared a COVID-19 toolkit to target the Modi government.
False: Twitter and Facebook may not be able to operate in India from May 26.
Politics-Policy Tech-Social-Media

False: Twitter and Facebook may not be able to operate in India from May 26.
True: The United States advised not to travel to the Olympic host Japan due to a surge in COVID-19.
Health-Covid Politics-Policy

True: The United States advised not to travel to the Olympic host Japan due to a surge in COVID-19.
Misleading: The second wave of COVID-19 in India began during the farmers' protests.
Events-Activism Health-Covid Politics-Policy

Misleading: The second wave of COVID-19 in India began during the farmers' protests.
False: Japan will not allow vaccinated individuals to give blood.
Health-Covid Politics-Policy Tech-Social-Media

False: Japan will not allow vaccinated individuals to give blood.
Misleading: Former U.S. President Donald Trump's website crashed after he posted about an election recount in Arizona.
Politics-Elections Politics-People Tech-Social-Media

Misleading: Former U.S. President Donald Trump's website crashed after he posted about an election recount in Arizona.
Partly_True: COVID-19 will be listed as a cause on death certificates of COVID-19 cases.
Health-Covid Politics-Policy

Partly_True: COVID-19 will be listed as a cause on death certificates of COVID-19 cases.
False: WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter will be banned in India.
Politics-Policy Tech-Social-Media

False: WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter will be banned in India.
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