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Congress not involved in 1984 anti-Sikh riots, claims Rahul Gandhi; facts show inquiries indicted Congressmen, absolved party
Factchecker • 7 years agoInquiry commissions set up to investigate the 1984 anti-Sikh riots made a distinction between motives of the party and its leaders. While Congress leaders and workers were indeed involved in the riots, involvement of the party was “ruled out”
At UN, Pakistan's Maleeha Lodhi shows Gaza war victim's photo as face of Indian atrocities; draws flak
Fp Staff • 7 years agoPakistan received flak on Sunday after its UN envoy Maleeha Lodhi showed a 2014 Gaza war victim's photograph as a "pellet gun injured women from Kashmir" at the UNGA
Donald Trump at the United States Congress: A fact check on the president's claims
• 8 years agoA claim by President Donald Trump from his speech to Congress and how it stacks up with the facts.
Fact checking Modi’s claims in UP election rallies: Some right, some wrong, some grossly exaggerated
Indiaspend • 8 years agoPM Modi addressed an election rally on 16 February in Barabanki, in Uttar Pradesh. We fact checked five claims made by Modi during the speech.
Goa Election 2017: Parrikar is wrong to claim BJP fulfilled all poll promises, here's what it missed
Fppolitics • 8 years agoIn December 2016, Manohar Parrikar said that BJP had nothing to promise to Goa voters, as all promises made in 2012 stand fulfilled, however, a Firstpost fact-check revealed that it went back on three key promises including reducing vat on fuel, moving casinos to deep sea and promoting regional languages in schools
Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton fact check: How the truth stacks up against rhetoric
• 8 years agoClaims from the second presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump and how they stacks up with the facts