Publication: Government
Logically→ No, new Congress government in Karnataka didn’t just add eggs to midday meals
Logically→ The newly-elected Congress government did not introduce eggs in midday meals in Karnataka
Logically→ Video of Telangana collector’s office inauguration shared with false communal angle
Truth or Fiction?→ Donald Trump Holds Rally in Waco, 30 Years After Waco Siege
On March 24 2023, an Imgur account shared a tweet about former United States President Donald Trump staging a rally in Waco, Texas, from his niece Mary Trump: Donald has a rally in Waco this Saturday [March 25 2023]. It’s a ploy to remind his cu
Logically→ Dr. Devi Shetty has written an open letter calling to end the 5 percent health service tax imposed by Modi Government.
Logically→ Punjab government has ordered the monitoring of social media accounts of government employees.
An order issued by the Jammu & Kashmir administration was misrepresented as a Punjab government directive.
Logically→ Adani Group is being targeted since there are no calls for a Joint Parliamentary Committee into Wipro despite its share price falling by 45 percent.
Adani Group's share price fell abruptly due to fraud allegations, which prompted demands for a JPC investigation. Wipro's share price fell gradually.
Truth or Fiction?→ Brazil Insurrection Had Familiar Faces, Themes
A January 8 2023 attempted right-wing coup in Brazil’s capital Brasília followed the victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (popularly known as “Lula”) over right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the South American nation’s pres
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Victory for the Voters’: Arizona Ballot ‘Watchers’ Ordered to Stay Away from Drop Boxes
The right-wing, conspiracist-minded group that bragged about staking out election drop boxes in Arizona was ordered by a federal judge to stay at least 75 feet away from them, and forbidden from speaking to voters unless spoken to first. Judge Michael
Logically→ Rajasthan government banned all religious activities at a temple in Barmer city.
The government allowed general public to worship at the Hinglaj Mata temple. Two groups involved in a dispute were banned during Navratri festivities.
Logically→ Iranian security officers were supporting the anti-hijab protesters in Tabriz, Iran.
Video of Iran's pensioners' demonstration in June 2022 has been falsely attributed to the ongoing anti-hijab protests in Iran.
Logically→ The U.K government moved towards banning unions while the country was distracted by the Queen’s death.
This claim is based on a doctored image and has no basis in policies announced by the government.
Truth or Fiction?→ Arrests of Anti-Monarchy Protesters
On September 11 and 12 2022, popular tweets claimed that individuals protesting the monarchy at ongoing public events in the UK were (in some cases) being cautioned, detained, or arrested: The police were far more eager to arrest a woman with an ab
Logically→ India released a tremendous amount of water into Ravi, intentionally causing floods in Pakistan.
India has not recently released any water into the Ravi river. Heavy monsoon rain, which began in mid-July, is a key source of floods in Pakistan.
Logically→ A U.K. billboard in the Ukrainian flag colors suggests people will be cold in winter because the government chose to help Ukraine.
A digitally altered image of a billboard contains this message. There is no evidence that such a billboard was put up in the U.K.
Logically→ Huge discrepancies in electricity prices observed between U.K. and the rest of Europe in August 2022.
Data from September 2021 is misinterpreted as data representing electricity prices in the U.K. and other European countries in 2022.
Logically→ Forbes has listed India as the most corrupt country in its latest report.
India had the highest recorded level of bribery in Forbes' 2017 corruption report. Forbes has not cited India as a corrupt country in the 2021 report.
Logically→ The Times of India ran a story with a headline saying 5G spectrum auctions caused a record loss of ₹2.8 lakh crore
The newspaper clipping in question is morphed. The original headline stated that the Centre had earned ₹1.5 lakh crore from the 5G spectrum auctions.
Logically→ Farmers blocked a multi-lane roadway with their tractors in Netherlands to protest the government’s emission policy.
A 2019 image of a Dutch farmer protest has been wrongly attributed to the 2022 protest.
Logically→ Narednra Modi-led BJP government is planning to privatize the CISF.
Home Minister Amit Shah said CISF should train private security agencies to provide protection to the industrial sector by working in a hybrid model.
Logically→ India has imposed a goods and services tax on school books.
The government of India has not imposed a goods and services tax on school books. All printed books are tax-free.
Logically→ An image shows Dutch farmers stealing a fighter jet from a Dutch air force facility to protest the government’s environmental plans.
The image shows a tractor transporting an aircraft from Velika Gorica to Jarun city, Croatia. It is not linked to the recent Dutch farmers' protest.
Truth or Fiction?→ Disinformation Takes Center Stage at January 6 Committee Hearings
The role of weaponized disinformation campaigns in the January 2021 attempted coup at the United States Capitol was the main topic at the second January 6 Committee hearing about the events that culminated in a violent insurrection. The House select
Logically→ Chair of the U.K.’s Social Mobility Commission Katharine Birbalsingh said working-class people should aim lower than Oxbridge.
Headlines suggesting that Birbalsingh said this are inaccurate. Birbalsingh commented that we need to rethink our approach to social mobility.
Logically→ The U.S. government is planning to “zap” people if they try to eat real cheeseburgers.
Despite what Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed, the U.S. government has no plans to monitor people via microchips or control what they eat.
Logically→ MPs can claim £50 for breakfast in the United Kingdom.
MPs can claim up to £25 for breakfast, and only if they stay overnight for a work-related event.
Logically→ A girl caught fire while trying to burn the Hijab in India.
Punjab's 12-year-old incident, in which a female teacher caught fire while protesting against the government, is being misattributed to the hijab row.
Logically→ Gross GST collection in January 2022 was the highest since the inception of tax.
January 2022 had the highest gross GST revenue compared to January's figure in previous years whereas GST revenue of April 2021 is the highest so far.
Logically→ The union government has provided tap water to nearly 5.5 crore households in the last two years.
Jal Jeevan Mission, launched by the central government, has covered more than 5.5 crore households providing tap water connections since 2019.
Logically→ Nearly 96 percent of Omicron cases were among the fully vaccinated, German government reports.
The German institute's report summarized numbers of cases of those vaccinated and unvaccinated. It did not provide any classifications.
Logically→ Nearly 96 percent of Omicron cases were among the fully vaccinated, German government reports.
The German institute's report summarized numbers of cases of those vaccinated and unvaccinated. It did not provide any classifications.
Logically→ Uttar Pradesh performs worst in governance among big states.
This claim cannot be presently verified as there is no supporting evidence approving the PAC India study.
Logically→ Central government employees in India will likely get a salary increment.
Central government employees and pensioners' DA and DR were increased from 17 percent to 28 percent effective July 1, 2021.
Logically→ A video purportedly shows the Taliban in control of the presidential palace in Kabul.
An old video of Syrian rebels capturing the city of Idlib in March 2015 is falsely claimed to be of the current situation in Afghanistan.
Logically→ The Australian government admits COVID-19 vaccine is a poison.
Many medicines, as well as prohibited harmful substances, are all termed "poison" under Australian legislation. COVID-19 vaccines are safe.
Logically→ Uttar Pradesh government is working on a bill to implement a two-child policy.
Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission has started working on a draft bill to limit the benefits of state schemes only to those with two children.
Logically→ Singapore is treating COVID-19 like the flu.
Singapore plans to treat the COVID-19 pandemic as an endemic in terms of monitoring it. Vaccination and social distancing efforts are still in place.
Logically→ More than 20 countries have shown interest in adopting India’s Co-WIN platform.
A global conference to present the Co-WIN development story will be held on June 30, as over 20 nations have shown interest in adopting the platform.
Logically→ The Centre has launched Pradhan Mantri Berozgari Bhatta Yojna 2021 to provide ₹3,500 per month to unemployed youth.
The Government of India has not implemented any scheme called Pradhan Mantri Berozgar Bhatta Yojana at the current time.