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Donald Trump delivered the largest tax cuts in American history. | false | Refuted | Three tax bills have been larger than that of Donald Trump | 25-8-2020 | Eric Trump | null | https://web.archive.org/web/20210111003633/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/26/fact-checking-second-night-2020-rnc/ | Speech at The Republican National Convention | US | [
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In Nigeria … in terms of revenue share, 20% goes to the local government. | false | Supported | The answer and source shows that the claim is supported as the percentage to local government is the same. | 25-8-2020 | Raila Odinga | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5x3rmkrDOE | https://web.archive.org/web/20210307003741/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/kenyas-ex-prime-minister-odinga-mangles-his-numbers-government-revenue-share | YouTube | KE | [
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Biden has pledged to stop border wall construction and give amnesty and health care to all illegal immigrants. | false | Supported | This claim should have been split into two parts, as it is quite confusing. As for the first part, the label is supported as he did say that he would not build more of the wall. As for the 2nd part, it is more tricky, as he would allow health care access to immigrants, but it does not necessarily mean they'd get access... | 25-8-2020 | Eric Trump | null | https://web.archive.org/web/20210111003633/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/26/fact-checking-second-night-2020-rnc/ | Speech at The Republican National Convention | US | [
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After the police shooting of Jacob Blake, Gov. Tony Evers & Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes did not call for peace or encourage calm. | false | Refuted | Governor Evers did call for peace in a video statement on planned protests. | 25-8-2020 | Senator Howard Marklein | https://www.facebook.com/SenMarklein/posts/1666769603485955 | https://web.archive.org/web/20210428162642/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/28/howard-marklein/claim-evers-barnes-did-not-call-peace-calm-after-b/ | Facebook | US | [
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The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2020 will not be conducted on September 7, 2020, as planned | false | Refuted | The answer and credible source show that the claim was a hoax and so the claim is refuted. | 25-8-2020 | Abhijeet Verma | https://archive.ph/XKbDK#selection-2972.0-2973.111 | https://web.archive.org/web/20200922100752/https://newsmeter.in/viral-claim-about-postponement-of-clat-2020-is-false/ | Social Media | IN | [
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35% of revenue goes to states. (In Nigeria) | false | Refuted | The answer shows that 26.72% goes to states so the claim is refuted. | 25-8-2020 | Raila Odinga | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5x3rmkrDO | https://web.archive.org/web/20210307003741/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/kenyas-ex-prime-minister-odinga-mangles-his-numbers-government-revenue-share | YouTube | KE | [
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Margaret Sanger was a racist who believed in eugenics. Her goal when founding Planned Parenthood was to eradicate minorities. | false | Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking | Evidence is conflicting with Margaret Sanger, as she was a progressive who believed in racial integration. She voted for Norman Thomas. She worked with progressive Black people—W.E.B. Du Bois, for example, who, along with Mary McCleod Bethune and Adam Clayton Powell Sr., served on the board of the Negro Project, a netw... | 25-8-2020 | Abby Johnson | null | https://web.archive.org/web/20210111003633/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/26/fact-checking-second-night-2020-rnc/ | Speech at The Republican National Convention | US | [
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Joe Biden voted for the Irag War and supported war in Serbia, Syria and Libya. | false | Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking | The Q&A Pairs Indicate he supported 2 of the 3 conflicts. | 25-8-2020 | Senator Rand Paul | null | https://web.archive.org/web/20210111003633/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/26/fact-checking-second-night-2020-rnc/ | Speech at The Republican National Convention | US | [
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Biden will take away the Second Amendment. | false | Refuted | Biden does not want to end second amendment | 25-8-2020 | Eric Trump | null | https://web.archive.org/web/20210111003633/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/26/fact-checking-second-night-2020-rnc/ | Speech at The Republican National Convention | US | [
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Biden has pledged to defund the police | false | Refuted | There is not too much information in the Q&As but from the one answer, Joe Biden refutes the claim. | 25-8-2020 | Eric Trump | null | https://web.archive.org/web/20210111003633/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/26/fact-checking-second-night-2020-rnc/ | Speech at The Republican National Convention | US | [
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45% of Nigeria's revenue goes to the federal government. | true | Refuted | It seems from the 1st and 3rd QA, that a lot more goes to the federal government, therefore the claim is refuted | 25-8-2020 | Raila Odinga | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5x3rmkrDO | https://web.archive.org/web/20210307003741/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/kenyas-ex-prime-minister-odinga-mangles-his-numbers-government-revenue-share | YouTube | KE | [
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Donald Trump inherited a stagnant economy and then rebuilt it. | true | Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking | QA pairs state the US economy was downgraded and then grew under trump while another states trump inherited the longest expanding economy from obama. | 25-8-2020 | Larry Kudlow | null | https://web.archive.org/web/20210111003633/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/26/fact-checking-second-night-2020-rnc/ | Speech at The Republican National Convention | US | [
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Joe Biden voted for the Iraq War and he supported wars in Serbia, Syria, and Libya. | true | Supported | Q&A's 1, 3, 5 and 6 show that Yes as claimed Joe Biden did vote for wars in Iraq, Serbia, Syria, and Libya. | 25-8-2020 | Sen. Rand Paul | null | https://web.archive.org/web/20210506070632/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/26/rand-paul/fact-checking-rand-paul-joe-biden-and-support-wars/ | null | US | [
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President Muhammadu Buhari sign a new Police bill to allow officers arrest without a warrant | false | Supported | The answers and sources show that the police can arrest without a warrant and therefore the claim is supported. | 24-8-2020 | Wanazila (@wana_) | null | https://web.archive.org/web/20210513172441/https://dubawa.org/did-president-buhari-sign-a-new-police-bill-to-allow-officers-to-arrest-without-a-warrant-yes/ | Twitter | NG | [
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Plant Seeds Can Restructure Their Own DNA Through Human Saliva | false | Refuted | It seems from the Q&A that there is no evidence of DNA restructuring itself through saliva so the claim is refuted. | 24-8-2020 | AFP | https://www.boomlive.in/world/no-plant-seeds-cannot-restructure-their-own-dna-through-human-saliva-9462 | https://web.archive.org/web/20210513131448/https://www.boomlive.in/world/no-plant-seeds-cannot-restructure-their-own-dna-through-human-saliva-9462 | Facebook | NZ | [
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We actually saw revenues to the Treasury increase after we lowered taxes in 2017. Rest assured the Democrats do not want you to know that. | false | Refuted | From the evidence below, it looks like the revenue for 2017 actually fell (by 1.6 percent in real inflation-adjusted terms) when taxes were lowered in the same year. | 24-8-2020 | Tim Scott | https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen-tim-scotts-rnc-keynote-speech-touches-promise/story?id=72587304 | https://web.archive.org/web/20210228221615/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/25/fact-checking-night-1-2020-rnc/ | ABC | US | [
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In 2019 the US Police were 20.8 times more likely to kill than be killed by a criminal | false | Supported | True, FBI statistics and a national database show that checks out: In 2019, police killed 999 people, and 48 officers were killed by a criminal act in the line of duty.
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A greater proportion of 16 year olds vote in elections in Scotland, Wales and Austria than 18 and 20 year olds. | true | Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking | Only QA 2 confirms the rate of voting was higher for 16-17 year olds in Scotland.
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Donald Trump has kept his promises to voters | true | Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking | QA pairs state promises kept and not kept. Claim does not state he kept all promises. | 24-8-2020 | null | null | https://web.archive.org/web/20210224210242/https://www.boomlive.in/world/president-donald-trump-republicans-spread-misinformation-at-rnc-2020-9501 | null | US | [
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The Edo Modular Refinery is Governor Obaseki's project. | true | Refuted | The refinery, Edo Refinery and Petrochemical Limited is “fully owned and developed” by AIPCC Energy Limited. | 24-8-2020 | PDP Nigeria | https://twitter.com/OfficialPDPNig/status/1297810776368001025?s=19 | https://web.archive.org/web/20210118093409/https://dubawa.org/the-vacant-skirmish-over-the-ownership-of-edo-modular-refinery/ | Twitter | NG | [
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There is a ‘global average’ for the number of judges and magistrates to number of people in Kenya. | false | Not Enough Evidence | The answers do not support or refute the claim as there is no evidence to look at in reference to the claim. | 23-8-2020 | David Maraga | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb0LoEBc6_o&feature=youtu.be&t=761 | https://web.archive.org/web/20210127231105/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/factchecking-kenyas-chief-justice-judiciary-funding-and-backlog-cases | Youtube: NTV Kenya | KE | [
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In Kenya now with a population of about 48 million, there is one judge serving over 300,000 people. | false | Supported | It works out to be approximately correct | 23-8-2020 | David Maraga | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW7NnMUQiWU | https://web.archive.org/web/20210127231105/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/factchecking-kenyas-chief-justice-judiciary-funding-and-backlog-cases | NTV Kenya | KE | [
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Kenya had a population of about 48 million with one judge serving over 300,000 people in 2019. | false | Not Enough Evidence | From the question and answer pairs, there is not enough evidence to label the claim. Therefore, it is not enough evidence. | 23-8-2020 | David Maraga | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb0LoEBc6_o&feature=youtu.be&t=761 | https://web.archive.org/web/20210127231105/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/factchecking-kenyas-chief-justice-judiciary-funding-and-backlog-cases | Youtube: NTV Kenya | KE | [
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Anxiety levels among young teenagers dropped during the coronavirus pandemic, a study has suggested | false | Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking | One study shows anxiety dropping amongst young teenagers, but another study shows it depends on age and whether child will be receiving exam results. | 23-8-2020 | null | null | https://web.archive.org/web/20201126085147/https://fullfact.org/health/child-anxiety-pandemic/ | Media Outlets | null | [
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The Kenyan judiciary does not even get 1% of the national budget. | false | Supported | The answer and source show clearly that the judiciary do get less that 1% so the claim is supported. | 23-8-2020 | David Maraga | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW7NnMUQiWU | https://web.archive.org/web/20210127231105/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/factchecking-kenyas-chief-justice-judiciary-funding-and-backlog-cases | NTV Kenya | KE | [
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I will raise taxes for anybody making over $400,000. … No new taxes for people making less than $400,000. | false | Not Enough Evidence | The claim is specific about the threshold of $400,000. There are two parts to the claim-one for people making over $400,000 and one for people making less than $400,000. The answer does not refer to the $400,000 threshold and does not specifically answer the question. Also, the answer refuses to commit anyway saying 't... | 23-8-2020 | Joe Biden | https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/transcript-joe-biden-kamala-harris-joint-interview-abcs/story?id=72541513 | https://web.archive.org/web/20210715181029/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/31/joe-bidens-claim-that-he-wont-raise-taxes-people-making-less-than-400000/ | ABC News | null | [
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The counties are striving to reach the 10% [allocation to agriculture] recommended by the Malabo declaration. | false | Not Enough Evidence | No evidence to support progress or planning to achieve 10% allocation. | 23-8-2020 | Wycliffe Oparanya | https://web.archive.org/web/20210226130032/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrGRkdthwKA | https://web.archive.org/web/20210226130032/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/verifying-kenyan-governors-claims-progress | youtube | KE | [
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The interface of the COVID-19 Exposure Notification System, a contact tracing programme developed by Apple and Google has been secretly inserted onto phones and tracks user’s location. | false | Refuted | It's clear from the Q&A that this claim is not true and has been backed up by statements. | 20-8-2020 | @MayGodBlessHongKong | https://www.facebook.com/MayGodBlessHongKong/posts/189202209226387 | https://web.archive.org/web/20210127081540/https://factcheck.afp.com/experts-refute-misleading-claims-about-apple-and-googles-coronavirus-contact-tracing-interface | Facebook | HK | [
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Democratic Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman was sworn into office on a Dr. Seuss book. | false | Refuted | “Too Many Moose!” by Lisa Bakos not Dr Seuss | 20-8-2020 | Linda Traitz | https://www.facebook.com/linda.traitz/posts/10218527568161050 | https://web.archive.org/web/20210217053253/https://checkyourfact.com/2020/08/26/fact-check-misinformation-arizona-superintendent-hoffman-sex-education/ | Facebook | US | [
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India's Supreme Court recently changed its motto from ‘Satyamev Jayate’ to ‘Yato Dharmastato Jai’. | false | Refuted | This claim is refuted. According to the QA pair, there has been no evidence of the Indian Supreme Court changing its motto, as evidenced by the wiki source. Therefore, this claim is refuted. | 20-8-2020 | @SunilAstay | http://web.archive.org/web/20200821140720/https:/twitter.com/SunilAstay/status/1296688915470880773 | https://web.archive.org/web/20200927061204/https://newsmeter.in/fact-check-claim-that-the-supreme-court-changed-its-motto-is-false/ | Twitter | IN | [
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Democrats recited the US Pledge of Allegiance tonight and took out "under God". | true | Refuted | Under god is included in the transcription. | 20-8-2020 | Kimber L Byrd | https://www.facebook.com/Kimber.Rn.Bsn.Mba/posts/10220543294230662 | https://web.archive.org/web/20201227063236/https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2020/08/fact-check-democrats-did-not-take-out-under-god-from-the-nightly-pledge-of-allegiance-at-their-national-convention.html | Facebook | US | [
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Democratic VP candidate Kamala Harris called young voters stupid. | true | Supported | Confirmed in QA pair/source. | 20-8-2020 | ForAmerica | https://www.facebook.com/ForAmerica/posts/930493077431500/ | https://web.archive.org/web/20200828040040/https://www.boomlive.in/world/did-kamala-harris-call-young-voters-stupid-a-fact-check-9459 | Facebook | US | [
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Israel has developed super-quick saliva test for COVID-19. | true | Supported | I think Q2 only exists because Q1 forgot to ask if it was super-quick. The answer to Q1 confirms that it is.
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Candace Owens was fired from her show at One America News after a racist outburst. | false | Refuted | It seems that the website is for satire and is therefore nit true.the claim is thus refuted | 19-8-2020 | Fallis Gunnungton | null | https://web.archive.org/web/20200928024402/https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2020/08/fact-check-candace-owens-fired-after-calling-kamala-fake-black.html | Taterforce One | US | [
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President Trump is the most pro-gay president in American history. | false | Refuted | The Q&A pair points to some very anti gay things trump did as president, so he is unlikely to be the most pro gay president in US history. | 19-8-2020 | Richard Grenell | https://web.archive.org/web/20210213030928/https://twitter.com/LogCabinGOP/status/1296039209891819520 | https://web.archive.org/web/20210213030928/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/24/absurb-claim-that-trump-is-most-pro-gay-president-american-history/ | Log Cabin Republicans PAC | US | [
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US billionaires became $400 billion richer during the COVID-19 pandemic, while millions lost their $600 a week in extra unemployment. | true | Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking | From the evidence, it looks as though 50 top billionaires lost $232 billion between the market’s peak and this Tuesday; there is no mention of them becoming richer. However, nearly 30 million workers did lose $600 in enhanced weekly unemployment benefits. | 19-8-2020 | Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton | null | https://web.archive.org/web/20210118174531/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/19/fact-checking-third-night-2020-democratic-national-convention/ | 2020 Democratic National Convention | US | [
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Messages in Google Earth show the "Deep States New Home," which shows up on the map as "Setatspeed Emohwen Gardens" near Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. | true | Refuted | QAs provide evidence that names of the 2 ‘Deep state’ locations were searched for and no evidence found of their existence; also that a real location - Guantanamo Bay - does show up as expected on Google Earth. | 19-8-2020 | raydio.active | https://web.archive.org/web/20210111015029/https://www.tiktok.com/@raydio.active/video/6861772138529950982 | https://web.archive.org/web/20210118075542/https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2020/08/fact-check-images-on-google-earth-that-qanon-followers-claim-show-deep-states-new-home-near-guantanamo-bay-cuba-are-fake.html | TikTok | US | [
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USA is the only major industrial economy to have it unemployment rate triple. | false | Supported | The figures show that the rate did roughy triple and that only Canada came close. So the claim is true. | 18-8-2020 | Bill Clinton | null | https://web.archive.org/web/20210304150502/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/19/fact-checking-second-night-2020-democratic-nationa/ | 2020 Democratic National Convention | null | [
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The USA has only 4% of the worlds population but has 25% of the worlds Covid-19 Cases. | false | Supported | The answers support the claim. | 18-8-2020 | Bill Clinton | null | https://web.archive.org/web/20210304150502/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/19/fact-checking-second-night-2020-democratic-nationa/ | 2020 Democratic National Convention | US | [
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Donald Trump is trying to take away the health care by getting rid of the Affordable Care Act. | false | Supported | The answers and sources show that Trump was trying to get rid of the ACA so the claim is supported. | 18-8-2020 | Narrator of a health care video segment | null | https://web.archive.org/web/20210304150502/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/19/fact-checking-second-night-2020-democratic-nationa/ | 2020 Democratic National Convention | US | [
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Mughal Gardens Renamed To Dr. Rajendra Prasad Garden | false | Refuted | On the official Mughal gardens website, it is the same name | 18-8-2020 | @smitadeshmukh | null | https://web.archive.org/web/20210720165517/https://www.boomlive.in/fake-news/no-mughal-gardens-has-not-been-renamed-to-dr-rajendra-prasad-garden-9403 | twitter | IN | [
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Trumps January 2018 travel ban was unlawful. | true | Refuted | Q&A 2 states the actuall law that made it legal for trump to issue a travel ban (§1182(f) to suspend the entry of aliens into the United States. Pp. 9–24.) thus refuting the claim the ban was unlawful. | 18-8-2020 | Attorney General Sally Yates | null | https://web.archive.org/web/20210304150502/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/19/fact-checking-second-night-2020-democratic-nationa/ | 2020 Democratic National Convention | US | [
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Raising the US federally required minimum wage to $15 an hour would give 40 million workers a pay raise and push the wage scale up for everyone else. | false | Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking | Although millions of workers would receive a pay rise - it would be an estimated A total of 39.7 million workers would benefit. Also a contradiction of "boost the wages of
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Drinking vodka protects an individual against COVID-19. | false | Refuted | Alcohol makes you more likely to get infected. | 17-8-2020 | Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon | https://web.archive.org/web/20210320063443mp_/https://web.facebook.com/watch/?v=326902118430960 | https://web.archive.org/web/20210319164045/https://verafiles.org/articles/vera-files-fact-check-gadon-makes-multiple-inaccurate-claims | Facebook | PH | [
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BJP MP and former Union Minister Alphons Kannanthanam sent his mother's dead body from Delhi to Kerala for the funeral without revealing she died of Covid-19. | false | Refuted | The Rajya Sabha MP’s mother did not die due to Covid-19 | 17-8-2020 | AutoRaja | https://twitter.com/AutoRaja1212/status/1295264110616010752 | https://web.archive.org/web/20200820054437/https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/bjp-mp-kerala-coronavirus-mother-funeral-fact-check-1712828-2020-08-19 | Twitter | IN | [
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