In view of the assembly elections in four states, Finance Minister earmarked multi-crore infrastructure allocations to West Bengal, TN, and Kerala.
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Logically→ Over half of the 2021-22 fiscal budget was allocated to states headed for elections including Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Kerala.
In view of the assembly elections in four states, Finance Minister earmarked multi-crore infrastructure allocations to West Bengal, TN, and Kerala.
Logically→ Teachers are going to carry out medical examinations on students to ensure they are not trans.
Several bills have been introduced on state and federal level against transgender students, but none of them says teachers would examine students.
Logically→ Sixteen U.S. states currently allow transgender high school athletes to compete without restrictions.
Currently, there are 16 states in the United States which allow transgender students in high school athletics without any restrictions.
Logically→ Biden is reversing the Trump administration’s laws on transgender rights.
On his first day in office, President Biden signed an executive order pledging to combat discrimination based on gender identity.
Logically→ Idaho was the first state to pass a bill restricting transgender women and girls to participate in women’s sports.
Idaho was the first state to pass a bill limiting transgender women to compete in women's sports. It has been temporarily blocked by the federal court
Snopes→ What Is Fascism?
Important to most fascists is the idea that the nation’s “patriots” have been let down, that “good people” are humiliated while “bad people” do better.
FactCheck.org→ Biden Hasn’t Reduced COVID-19 Testing at the Border
Quick Take The Biden administration has made no changes to COVID-19 testing policies for either U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Patrol. But a claim circulating online falsely suggests that the administration has stopped t
Logically→ Tamil Nadu was the first state to pioneer all-women police stations.
Although Tamil Nadu wasn't the first state to open the All Women Police Station(AWPS), it did implement the concept widely in a short span.
Logically→ Indian army demolished Chinese bunkers after the PLA moved back from their positions.
The viral video of the Indian army demolishing Chinese bunkers actually belongs to a rescue operation in Uttarakhand.
Logically→ Republicans are planning to reduce the minimum wage from $11 to $10.
Republicans introduced a bill with a $10 minimum wage plan, but the wage rate ranges between $5.15 to $15 in the U.S., and there is no standard rate.
Logically→ Under AIADMK Tamil Nadu has become the second-largest contributor to India’s GDP.
Although the state has seen growth under AIADMK's successive tenures, both AIADMK and DMK's commitment to progressive politics has aided rise in GDP.
Logically→ DMK claims to have conducted Gram Sabha Meets in 25,000 villages while Tamil Nadu has only 15,979 villages.
The latest list by the TN Govt. shows that the state has more than 30,000 villages and DMK has conducted Gram Sabha Meets in about 25,000 villages.
Logically→ Indian activist Disha Ravi’s full name is Disha Ravi Joseph.
Disha Ravi’s full name is Disha Annappa Ravi and she belongs to a Hindu family.
Snopes→ Golf Without Woods? Battered Leg Brings It Closer to Reality
The PGA Tour without Tiger Woods was always inevitable purely because of age. His shattered right leg from his SUV flipping down a hill only brings that closer.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Alex Jones Loses Thousands to Mistress Amber’
On February 21 2021, a screenshot of a purported news article attributed to “Andrea Tonks” and reporting that disinformation purveyor Alex Jones had lost thousands of dollars to a Communist “findom” (financial dominatrix) appea
Logically→ Pakistani flags waived at an INC rally in Kerala.
The green flag waved in the 2019 Wayanad Congress roadshow is the Indian Union Muslim League party's flag and not Pakistan's flag.
Logically→ Farmers in West Bengal have been deprived of the benefits of PM Kisan scheme.
After initially rejecting the scheme, Mamata Banerjee said that her govt had sent names of farmers to the Centre. They have not received the funds yet
Logically→ AAP will contest state elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.
The party has not announced any plans to contest elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.
Logically→ It is illegal to chant Jai Shree Ram in Bengal.
It is not illegal to chant 'Jai Shree Ram' in West Bengal.
Logically→ Government employees of West Bengal have been deprived of the benefits of the 7th Pay Commission.
According to Banerjee, the state is lagging behind in implementing the pay panel's recommendation because of debts incurred by previous governments.
Logically→ Election related violence has cost dozens of lives in West Bengal over the past decade.
Media reports suggest nearly 77 deaths from 2011 to 2021 due to violence during elections but the figure could be higher.
Logically→ BJP has never won an assembly election in West Bengal.
Since 1982, BJP has contested eight assembly elections in West Bengal and has not won a single election in the state to date.
Logically→ The dates for the West Bengal assembly elections have been announced by the Election Commission of India.
As of February 24, 2021, the Election Commission of India has not announced the polling dates for the West Bengal assembly election.
Snopes→ No Charges Against Officers Involved in Daniel Prude’s Death
Police officers shown on body camera video holding Daniel Prude down naked and handcuffed on a city street last winter until he stopped breathing will not face criminal charges, according to a grand jury decision.
Truth or Fiction?→ Peace Sign Origin: Nuclear Disarmament?
A February 21 2021 Facebook post about the purported origins of the “peace sign” or “peace symbol” was popular almost immediately. The post stated that the hand sign was conceived on that date in 1958 by a British graphic desig
Truth or Fiction?→ Peace Sign Origin: Nuclear Disarmament?
A February 21 2021 Facebook post about the purported origins of the “peace sign” or “peace symbol” was popular almost immediately. The post stated that the hand sign was conceived on that date in 1958 by a British graphic desig
FactCheck.org→ Biden Administration Approved Texas Power Request, Contrary to False Claim
Quick Take The U.S. Department of Energy approved a request to allow power plants in snowstorm-battered Texas to temporarily bypass some environmental limits during its energy crisis, in order to produce more power. Viral headlines falsely claim the de
Logically→ BJP canceled the holiday on Rabindranath Tagore’s birth anniversary in Barak valley, Assam.
According to the Assam government website, there is no holiday on Rabindranath Tagore’s birth anniversary in the state.
Logically→ Mamata Banerjee is contesting the elections from Nandigram and Bhawanipore.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will contest the upcoming elections in the state from Nandigram.
Logically→ Kerala welcomed UP CM Yogi by making a human formation of the BJP symbol.
For the party's 35th foundation day in 2015, supporters formed a "human flag." A similar image is being shared in 2021 with a misleading caption.
Logically→ CBI has filed the charge sheet against BJP MP Kothapalli Geetha over a fraud case.
Kothapalli Geetha joined the BJP in 2019, however, the CBI filed a charge sheet against her in 2015.
AFP Fact Check→ This image shows a South Korean film released in 2007 — it was not taken in Myanmar
A photo has been shared repeatedly in multiple posts on Twitter and TikTok alongside a claim it shows Myanmar security forces cracking down on anti-coup protesters in the city of Mandalay in February 2021. The claim is false: the image in fact shows a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Blocking ‘Community Standards’ Does NOT Keep A Person Out Of ‘Facebook Jail’
Do these instructions explaining how to block "community standards" give a Facebook user free rein to violate the platform's community standards without being penalized or going to "Facebook Jail"? No, that's not true: These instructions
Logically→ The army is currently in charge of the U.S. government.
As Commander in Chief, President Biden has been in charge of the army since he took office.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘MLK’s Mother Was Assassinated Too’
In February 2021 — Black History Month in the United States — a history meme circulated on social media platforms containing the assertion that Martin Luther King, Jr.’s mother, like her son, was assassinated: Atop and under a bla
Logically→ China owns DreamWorks Animation.
DreamWorks is an American entertainment company and is not owned by China.
Health Feedback→ More evidence needed for the claim that vitamin D supplements reduce risk of COVID-19 infection
REVIEW An Instagram post claimed that a study had shown that vitamin D supplements reduced the risk of COVID-19 infections by 34 percent. The study[1], published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, used data from the U.K. Biobank, a large
Logically→ People living near the India-Nepal border are smuggling petrol into India.
A few people in Bihar are crossing over to Nepal to smuggle petrol into India because it's cheaper.
Health Feedback→ The number of new COVID-19 cases fell and daily vaccination increased in early 2021, but no indication that it was due to U.S. president Biden taking office
REVIEW The COVID-19 pandemic that swept across the U.S. since early 2020 has caused almost 28 million identified cases and 500,000 deaths in the country. In the midst of this major health crisis, the U.S. have seen an important political shift with