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Partly_True: A library has been found in Tibet behind a huge wall. It contains 84,000 secret manuscripts including those about the history of mankind.
Events-General

Partly_True: A library has been found in Tibet behind a huge wall. It contains 84,000 secret manuscripts including those about the history of mankind.
True: Tear gas was used against demonstrators outside the White House.
Health-General Events-Activism

True: Tear gas was used against demonstrators outside the White House.
False: According to scientists working at Pfizer, natural immunity is better than immunity from vaccines.
Health-Covid Health-Pharma Health-Vaccines

False: According to scientists working at Pfizer, natural immunity is better than immunity from vaccines.
False: In Australia, children are being forcibly removed from their parents to be vaccinated.
Health-Covid Health-Vaccines Human Rights-General Politics-Policy

False: In Australia, children are being forcibly removed from their parents to be vaccinated.
False: The president of Croatia said,
Health-Covid Health-Vaccines Politics-People

False: The president of Croatia said, "We will not be vaccinated anymore."
False: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris cheated in the 2020 elections with mail-in ballots.
Politics-Elections Politics-People

False: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris cheated in the 2020 elections with mail-in ballots.
True: Yogi Adityanath: If BJP comes to power in Bengal, TMC goons will hang placards from their neck seeking forgiveness for their crimes like in UP.
Politics-Elections

True: Yogi Adityanath: If BJP comes to power in Bengal, TMC goons will hang placards from their neck seeking forgiveness for their crimes like in UP.
False: Pop star Rihanna was paid $2.5 million by a PR firm with Khalistani links to tweet in support of farmer protests.
Events-General Media-Celebrities

False: Pop star Rihanna was paid $2.5 million by a PR firm with Khalistani links to tweet in support of farmer protests.
Unverifiable: The Chinese military used studded rods to assault the Indian patrol at the Galwan valley.
Events-General Geopolitical-Conflict

Unverifiable: The Chinese military used studded rods to assault the Indian patrol at the Galwan valley.
Partly_True: Joe Biden stated in an interview that people did not need to know how he stands on court packing.
Politics-Elections Politics-People

Partly_True: Joe Biden stated in an interview that people did not need to know how he stands on court packing.
Misleading: Trump: They went through everything I had, including my tax returns, and they found absolutely no collusion and nothing wrong.
Politics-General Politics-Elections

Misleading: Trump: They went through everything I had, including my tax returns, and they found absolutely no collusion and nothing wrong.
False: Trump: If you notice the mortality rate is down 85% the excess mortality rate is way down and much lower than almost any other country.
Health-Covid Politics-Elections

False: Trump: If you notice the mortality rate is down 85% the excess mortality rate is way down and much lower than almost any other country.
Misleading: Biden: “Look at the states having a spike, they are the red states, the states in the Midwest, in the upper Midwest, that is where the spike is occurring significantly.”
Politics-General Politics-Elections

Misleading: Biden: “Look at the states having a spike, they are the red states, the states in the Midwest, in the upper Midwest, that is where the spike is occurring significantly.”
Trump's tariffs on China have benefitted Americans.
Economics-General Geopolitical-Policy Politics-Elections

Trump's tariffs on China have benefitted Americans.
Biden opposed killing Soleimani.
Politics-People

Biden opposed killing Soleimani.
False: 100% of ISIS Caliphate obliterated by Trump.
Events-Terrorism Politics-General

False: 100% of ISIS Caliphate obliterated by Trump.
True: Joe Biden introduced one of the first climate bills in Congress.
Climate-Policies Politics-People

True: Joe Biden introduced one of the first climate bills in Congress.
Misleading: Joe Biden's ban on fracking could lead to elimination of 600,000 jobs in Pennsylvania.
Economics-Business Politics-General

Misleading: Joe Biden's ban on fracking could lead to elimination of 600,000 jobs in Pennsylvania.
True: U.K. spends approximately half the budget on healthcare compared to the U.S.
Economics-Business Health-General Geopolitical-General Politics-General

True: U.K. spends approximately half the budget on healthcare compared to the U.S.
True: PM Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to mention sanitary napkins during an independence day speech.
Human Rights-Gender Politics-People

True: PM Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to mention sanitary napkins during an independence day speech.
True: A restaurant in China asked diners to enter their weight into an app to suggest an apt menu.
Economics-Business Tech-Social Media

True: A restaurant in China asked diners to enter their weight into an app to suggest an apt menu.
True: Joe Biden has raised $48 million in the 48 hours since naming U.S. Senator Kamala Harris the Democratic vice presidential nominee.
Politics-Elections Politics-People

True: Joe Biden has raised $48 million in the 48 hours since naming U.S. Senator Kamala Harris the Democratic vice presidential nominee.
True: In a landmark decision, Supreme Court ensures the unconditional right of a daughter to her parents property.
Human Rights-Gender

True: In a landmark decision, Supreme Court ensures the unconditional right of a daughter to her parents property.
True: Aishwarya Sheoran, a former Miss India finalist has cleared the UPSC exam.
Media-Celebrities

True: Aishwarya Sheoran, a former Miss India finalist has cleared the UPSC exam.
True: Lord Ram himself was a party to the Ayodhya land dispute lawsuit.
Human Rights-Religion Politics-General

True: Lord Ram himself was a party to the Ayodhya land dispute lawsuit.
True: The Centre has asked the Supreme Court to hand over the Sushant Singh Rajput case to the CBI.
Media-General Media-Celebrities Politics-General

True: The Centre has asked the Supreme Court to hand over the Sushant Singh Rajput case to the CBI.
True: A deadly blast in Beirut, Lebanon has wounded thousands and killed many.
Events-General

True: A deadly blast in Beirut, Lebanon has wounded thousands and killed many.
True: Dil Bechara has become the highest-rated Indian film on IMDb.
Events-General Media-Entertainment

True: Dil Bechara has become the highest-rated Indian film on IMDb.
True: A journalist was shot dead in front of his daughters in Uttar Pradesh.
Events-General

True: A journalist was shot dead in front of his daughters in Uttar Pradesh.
True: Roshni Nadar Malhotra is the richest woman in India.
Economics-Business

True: Roshni Nadar Malhotra is the richest woman in India.
False: Nepali man tonsured in Varanasi and forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram.'
Human Rights-Religion

False: Nepali man tonsured in Varanasi and forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram.'
True: Many animals have died due to flooding in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam.
Events-Natural Disasters

True: Many animals have died due to flooding in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam.
True: Sanjay Jha has been suspended from the Congress for criticizing the party.
Politics-General

True: Sanjay Jha has been suspended from the Congress for criticizing the party.
Partly_True: Mukesh Ambani's net worth has surpassed Warren Buffett's.
Economics-Business

Partly_True: Mukesh Ambani's net worth has surpassed Warren Buffett's.
False: The government of India is granting ₹2,000 as a relief fund to each citizen of the country.
Events-Humanitarian Health-Covid

False: The government of India is granting ₹2,000 as a relief fund to each citizen of the country.
True: A doctor on board the Ruby Princess took swabs and 'cleared' a passenger who later tested positive for Covid-19.
Health-Covid

True: A doctor on board the Ruby Princess took swabs and 'cleared' a passenger who later tested positive for Covid-19.
False: Congress will form the government in Manipur.
Politics-General

False: Congress will form the government in Manipur.
True: The Moderna coronavirus vaccine trial has shown promising early results.
Economics-Business Health-Covid Health-Vaccines

True: The Moderna coronavirus vaccine trial has shown promising early results.
If the antiviral drug Favipiravir is administered as soon as the Covid-19 symptoms appear, the patient becomes healthy immediately.
Health-General Health-Covid

If the antiviral drug Favipiravir is administered as soon as the Covid-19 symptoms appear, the patient becomes healthy immediately.
True: The Maharashtra government has suspended Chinese projects.
Geopolitical-Conflict Politics-General

True: The Maharashtra government has suspended Chinese projects.
True: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has cancelled the bidding process for monorail rakes received from two Chinese companies.
Events-General Tech-Tech Business

True: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has cancelled the bidding process for monorail rakes received from two Chinese companies.
True: The International Space University in France paid tribute to late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
Media-Celebrities Tech-General Tech-Social Media

True: The International Space University in France paid tribute to late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
Partly_True: A pregnant elephant in Kerala died after a pineapple filled with powerful crackers offered by a man exploded in her mouth when she chomped on it.
Health-General

Partly_True: A pregnant elephant in Kerala died after a pineapple filled with powerful crackers offered by a man exploded in her mouth when she chomped on it.
True: Cambridge lectures to be online in 2020-2021
Health-Covid

True: Cambridge lectures to be online in 2020-2021
Unverifiable: A substantial number of Indian H-1B visa holders are presumed to have lost their jobs
Geopolitical-Policy

Unverifiable: A substantial number of Indian H-1B visa holders are presumed to have lost their jobs
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Health-General Human Rights-Gender

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Media-General Politics-General

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Conspiracies-General Politics-Elections

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