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Logically→ India has the world’s second-lowest rates of meat consumption per person.
India's meat consumption is very low which currently stands at 4.5 kg per capita, and globally it is the second-lowest consumer of meat per capita.
Logically→ Narendra Modi is ranked as India’s No.1 liar.
None of the polls or surveys states that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the worst leader. There is no evidence that Modi is the No.1 liar in India.
Logically→ The Cat Que virus could become a pandemic.
ICMR states Cat Que Virus to be the neglected virus at risk, But there are more criteria to be crossed to declare it is the next new Pandemic.
Logically→ Indian soldiers captured the Kailash mountain ranges.
A morphed photograph of the Indian Army waving the tricolor atop Kailash Mansarovar is being shared online.
Logically→ 6.8 lakh Indian companies have closed down in FY 2019.
More than 36 percent(6.8 lakh) companies registered with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs have been closed in the Financial Year 2019.
Logically→ Government plans to impose 18% GST on sending good morning messages on WhatsApp.
This is a fake message. There are no government orders on GST being imposed on Whatsapp messages.
Logically→ Lulu Mall, situated in Edapally, is closed because of COVID-19.
Lulu Mall at Edappally Junction, in the city of Kochi, remains closed until further notice as the area was declared as a containment zone.
Logically→ The central government to give Rs.7500 to each citizen in India as a relief fund.
This information is false. The central government has not issued any notice about giving Rs.7500 to citizens as a relief fund.
Logically→ The Indian Army has currently gone 42 kms deeper into Chinese territory.
India has occupied a number of strategic heights on the southern bank of Pangong lake but has not crossed the borderline into China.
Logically→ Forty-three doctors of Karnataka on the frontlines of the pandemic died of COVID-19 since March.
Dr. Venkatesh, 66-years old, was the forty-third doctor of Karnataka who succumbed to COVID-19.
Logically→ Nepal halts the distribution of new textbook with revised maps incorporating Indian areas.
The Nepal government has instructed the Ministry of Education not to distribute textbook with a revised map, as it contains several factual errors.
Logically→ The Indian government is planning to reimpose lockdown in some parts of India.
The Prime Minister has asked the 7 most affected states to focus on micro containment zones to stop the spread of the virus.
Logically→ Forwarded good morning pictures and videos contain phishing codes designed to hack into the phone and steal data.
There are no official warnings that the forwarded good morning messages contain phishing codes designed to steal data. So, the claim is baseless.
Logically→ There is a risk of transmission of the virus if students gather in one place.
Students would be at risk of spreading the COVID-19 if they do not maintain social distancing, and if hygiene measures are not followed in schools.
Logically→ Kerala’s Rajya Sabha MP Elamaram Kareem has asked for an increment in the EPS 95 pension scheme.
Elamaram Kareem raised the higher pension issue in Rajya Sabha. He demanded the revision of pensions under the Provident Fund Pension Scheme.
Logically→ Union Home Minister Amit Shah is vouching to increase the pensions under the EPS 95 pension scheme.
There is no proof that Home Minister Amit Shah is vouching for an increase in pension under the EPS 95 scheme.
Logically→ Indian cities saw a significant drop in Global Smart City Index.
Top Indian cities witnessed a significant drop in their rankings in the global listing of smart cities.
Logically→ ‘Coronavirus is Gone’ declares Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh to a packed rally in Hooghly district.
Dilip Ghosh, a BJP politician from West Bengal declared that the COVID-19 was over and the lockdowns imposed in the state were politically motivated.
Logically→ Onion prices double in a month while markets predict further rise.
The wholesale and retail prices of onions have doubled from ₹1200 per quintal in August to ₹2,400 in the first two weeks of September 2020.
Logically→ The demonetized old currency notes with the same serial number had signatures of two different RBI governors.
The RBI stated that it is possible to have two or more banknotes with the same serial number, but they would have a different governor's signature.
Logically→ PUBG parent scouts for Indian partner.
PUBG Corporation, in a press release, said that it is planning to provide Indian users a localized gameplay environment to remove ban in India.
Logically→ PUBG has decided to no longer authorize the PUBG MOBILE franchise to Tencent Games in India.
PUBG Corporation has withdrawn its franchise authorization from Tencent Games in India by taking over all the publishing responsibilities to its own.
Logically→ Russia has sought India’s help to carry out the phase 3 trials of the Sputnik vaccine for COVID-19.
Russia has placed a request to hold larger Phase 3 trials of Sputnik vaccine in India.
Logically→ A Nagpur medical hospital performed a post-mortem on a living human and removed his kidney.
A video from a Mumbai hospital has been misattributed as that of a Nagpur hospital and the BMC has refuted the allegation of improper treatment.
Logically→ Dr. Indrajit Chakraborty is the Administrative Head of Kohinoor Hospital, Mumbai.
Actress Rhea Chakraborty's father, Indrajit Chakraborty, is a doctor and the Administrative Head of Mumbai's Kohinoor Hospital.
Logically→ A lockdown would be imposed in West Bengal’s Siliguri on September 7, 2020.
The West Bengal Government has imposed a strict lockdown on September 7, 11, and 12 all over the state.
Logically→ Peanuts are of Indian origin.
Peanuts or groundnuts have originated from South America and are now grown in warm temperate regions worldwide.
Logically→ India’s GDP growth rate falls to the lowest in decades.
India's GDP growth had fallen to 3.1 percent in Q4 of 2019-20, it shrank by the steepest extent by 23.9 percent in the first quarter of 2020-21.
Logically→ The Indian government has imposed a ban on 118 Chinese mobile applications including PUBG.
The Indian government has blocked 118 Chinese apps including PUBG citing that these apps were prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India.
Logically→ Indian firm likely to buy the PUBG video game app.
No media, print or broadcast, has reported that Indian firms are interested in acquiring PUBG and this game has been banned by the Indian government.
Logically→ A schoolboy from Jammu built the ‘COVID Care Jammu’ website.
A 14-year-old boy named Onkar Singh Batra from BSF senior secondary school in Jammu has developed the COVID-19 tracker website.
Logically→ India’s GDP in Q1 of 2020-21 shows the worst quarterly slump in decades.
The GDP shrank by the steepest extent ever by 23.9 percent in the April-June period due to the impact caused by a coronavirus.
Logically→ India’s economy contracts by 23.9% the worst in decades.
The estimates of GDP for the first quarter of 2020-2021 have contracted to 23.9% that marked the negative growth for the economy.
Logically→ The investigation into the death of Sushant Singh Rajput has concluded.
The Central Bureau of Investigation started its probe into Sushant Singh Rajput's death, the inquiries are ongoing, and conclusions are not drawn.
Logically→ Mumbai records high-stress levels in people and Chennai the least during COVID-19 lockdown.
A study by the blog YourDost revealed that stress levels in Mumbai were at 48 percent and Chennai at 23 percent.
Logically→ India has recorded its worst-ever single-day spike of about 75,995 coronavirus cases.
India has recorded around 75,760 new cases of COVID-19, and it is the biggest rise recorded in a single day.
Logically→ Children with a history of COVID-19 are returning to hospitals with hyperinflammatory and Kawasaki syndromes in Bengaluru.
A small percentage of children with COVID-19 history have developed pediatric inflammatory, multisystem syndrome.
Logically→ Out of the six largest meat exporters in India, four belongs to Hindus.
The claim that four out of the largest meat exporters in India belong to Hindus is baseless.
Logically→ Janata Dal (United) has indicated that it is unwilling to share seats with Lok Janshakti Party in upcoming assembly elections.
The claim that JD(U) indicated that it is unwilling to share seats with LJP in the forthcoming assembly elections is baseless.